Health Populi July 17, 2019
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

Of the $401 billion that will flow through retailers for consumer technology products, many of the fastest-emerging categories will play a role as platforms for health and medical care at home and in wearable tech.

This is my tea-leaf read from reviewing the projections in the report, U.S. Consumer Technology Sales and Forecasts, July 2019, from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).

[CTA is annual convener of CES, the world’s largest consumer electronics meet-up.]

Along with artificial intelligence (AI) and fast 5G networking, the forecast also quantifies growth prospects for smart speakers, home robots, wireless earbuds, smartwatches. and in-vehicle technology — all of which can support health and medical applications beyond commoditized activity tracking devices.

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