“…Initially, wearable technology was met with enthusiasm on both the consumers' and producers' sides: the technology seemed promising in terms of lifestyle improvement (Ledger and McCaffrey, 2014), particularly physical activity increases and health monitoring. Implications for consumers regarded as vulnerable, such as elderly (Teixeira et al, 2021;Tun et al, 2021;Kekade, 2018), disabled (Anaya et al, 2020;Noamani et al, 2020;Allen et al, 2021;Lee et al, 2016), and patients with health problems (Franssen et al, 2020;Channa et al, 2020) have been emphasized. From the producers' perspective, the market of wearables represented a new niche with a high revenue potential (Dehghani et al, 2018;Dunne, 2010).…”