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Headphones were the Most Purchased Tech Product during Lockdown

Headphones stood out as the top tech product purchased during lockdown, with nearly a third of respondents indicating that they spent more than they usually would pre-pandemic. That’s according to a new Audio Tech Lifestyles survey from Futuresource Consulting, carried out with consumers across the USA, UK, Germany, Japan and China.

Date Published: 15 Jul 2021

Author: Saranraj Mathivanan

Content & Entertainment
Consumer Electronics

Global Wearables Market Achieves 35% Volume Growth

The global wearables market continues to thrive, sidestepping any negative fallout generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and achieving 35% volume growth in 2020. That’s according to a newly-released market report from Futuresource Consulting. “2020 has been another milestone year for wearables,” says Stephen Mears, Market Analyst, Futuresource Consulting. “Widespread lockdowns, enforced social dista ...

Date Published: 24 Jun 2021

Author: Stephen Mears

Consumer Electronics

Home Audio Devices Hitting the Highs in Q1 2021

The global home audio devices market continues to bounce back after experiencing a rapid decline during the onset of COVID-19.

Date Published: 16 Jun 2021

Author: Guy Hammett

Consumer Electronics

Global Headphones Market Grows 20% in Q1 2021

The headphones market posted a healthy Q1 this year, according to newly-released figures from Futuresource Consulting’s latest quarterly headphones tracker.

Date Published: 16 Jun 2021

Author: Raskia D'Souza

Consumer Electronics

Everything you Need to Know about the Global Chip Shortage

The Global Chip Shortage has been an ever-evolving issue in the consumer electronics industry, compounded both by the onset of the fourth industrial revolution and the unusual market reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears everything has been impacted to varying degrees. The increased significance of microchips to global production networks has been highlighted on a political level, with US ...

Date Published: 03 Jun 2021

Author: Chris Bull

Consumer Electronics