{"id":461250,"date":"2026-03-06T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461250\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:30:11","slug":"indias-budget-smartwatch-bubble-bursts-sales-plummet-innovation-lags-mint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/461250\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#039;s budget smartwatch bubble bursts: Sales plummet, innovation lags &#8211; Mint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">India&#8217;s budget smartwatch bubble bursts: Sales plummet, innovation lags<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Mint<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiYEFVX3lxTE54azkwWFZmRUsyR3Brd3hWMU5lVjctLXZqT21MeTAyR2VPYXA3aHRGNXZHdElyMzBwQnBCeXhDTDM3YzNaWVAxOGlkUFUya1FIUnJEdmp5WXNWWXB5eUU1MQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Inside India\u2019s AI wearables push<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Tech in Asia<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMifkFVX3lxTFBPZkZGRjQ5NnpDSGc2X2tBOHhxcmhva0tFeG5qVXVTUkhpVUtXSUJvMXVROU5lbW5JcV81cEhLa0xybTBwZTIycHdiUDhCM0ZUNEFFUDZqTTNTSVBoRzM2amtIX0dScUViVGxBQ3dHS2lzRWdQMk1PTWdsdldYUdIBgwFBVV95cUxNLUgzc09QS0s0MDRJN3lWdjVzRE5aSWJwcWtmQUowY1ZkWXFuRS1tbGhNakpNMkxzbk9sM0RNSk5mUjNvQm1oWDZCLUhveHNMQ1kzQ3A5VmI0dmk5WlJoWHNrVjc3ZUY2OUwzV0FPZEJETUhNWFRQQmJZdGQ5UW5xNFVLZw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Indian wearable shipments fall 4.0% YoY in 2025; 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