Children in Heihe in northern China. File photo: AFP.
China’s children’s smartwatch market has doubled in size over four years, Nikkei Asia reported.
Mounting popularity of the XTC device is driving the expansion, said the report, a child-tailored smartwatch with advanced location capabilities and water resistance. Although the growth rate could now slow as the government looks to regulate the market, it added, over concerns that smartwatches harm healthy child development.
Read the full report: Nikkei Asia
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