The number of broadband households with three or more smart home devices hit 23% last year, up from 14% in 2018, the researchers said. It’s a reminder to security dealers to be sure to continue to promote the smart home to customers that have smart home capabilities, as it’s quite common for people to add smart devices to their systems over time.
The Google Nest learning thermostat is the first thermostat to get ENERGY STAR certified, according to Google. It is designed to learn the temperatures that your customer likes and builds a schedule around those preferences. It also features Wi-Fi communications capability, enabling customers to change temperatures from their smartphones when they are away from home.
Security dealers may be surprised to learn that more than a third of security system owners in U.S. broadband households have used a voice assistant such as Amazon Echo/ Alexa and Google Home/Assistant to control their security system, according to research from Parks Associates.
More than a third (36%) of U.S. broadband households that returned a smart home device did so because of set-up, installation and usage difficulties, according to research from Parks Associates. Researchers asked specifically about devices returned during the previous 12 months....
The industry group Z-Wave Alliance announced the newest version of the Z-Wave wireless transmission protocol in September, now known as Z-Wave Long Range or Z-Wave LR for short. This new protocol should lead to a substantial boost in smart home systems by enabling systems to connect to smart devices located outside of the home.