Over the recent past, there have been significant advances in the home technology sector. Smart homes are trendy in the current real estate market because they boost productivity, efficiency, and capabilities of our day-to-day life.
Come 2020, the number of smart home devices is expected to rise by 50%. As the growth of smart home devices keeps increasing at a fast rate, more brands are continuously coming up with new ideas to remain at the forefront of the industry.
The developments in the smart home industry ranging from home security, entertainment to everyday products have revolutionized our ways of living.
The coming of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) has resulted to the interconnectedness of the smart home technology. As much as there are improvements, people still have a lot of things to look forward to. It is only human nature to be curious, and a lot of homeowners are demanding more advancements in the smart home sector.
Tech Companies will start working together.
Nonetheless, one of the major limitations that may hinder quick improvements in smart home technology is too much competition with not enough collaboration.
Currently, there are numerous individual smart home apps and appliances such as smart locks, smart thermostats, as well as top rated electric fireplaces on the market. In the near future, companies are going to see the essence of working together.
The idea of working together is to utilize resources such as patents and equipment.
With companies working together, the automated personal assistant features are expected to become more predictive and proactive. Furthermore, the loT devices for home security, air conditioning, and lighting will be better at adapting what homeowners want and efficiently deliver it.
Smart alarms, intercom systems, and pressure mats will be customized to an individual’s preferences and offer better efficiency and independence.
Software features will surpass hardware.
Technological hardware devices have always been the backbone of the household products. Better versions of devices are being developed each and every day. The future is bright, and in the years to come, homeowners will be able to update the versions of their devices.
Traditionally, once you owned an item, you were stuck with it until you bought a better version. But in the coming future, if you want a new thermostat, for example, you will upgrade your old one into a better version with newer features.
IoT companies have now mastered the parts of the hardware products and are working tirelessly to develop sophisticated and forward-thinking software.
They will broaden the value of the hardware platforms with the additions of advanced integration and upgrades with the help of top software services.
With better features, more possibilities and more value, the smart home devices will offer exceptional technology – much more than the hardware you will see.
Convergence of smart home devices.
There is a growing interest in several areas that are related to smart homes. These include Wi-Fi extenders, mesh-networking devices, distributed audio systems, as well as smart speakers. Connecting all these devices into one will be a daunting task due to concerns such as additional power adapters and physical space.
However, wouldn’t you like to have a single product do all the tasks? Just imagine a high-quality device connected to audio speakers, automated personal assistant, and a Wi-Fi extender.
Such products are what a lot of homeowners are looking forward to, and in the near future, such devices will be available in the market. Apart from being efficient, it will be able to save you some space in your home.
More DIY Smart home devices.
Another type of product that is likely to increase in homes and have significant improvements is the DIY smart home appliances.
The DIY kits are creating competition across the home automation sectors.
Soon, they are expected to be incorporated into general-purpose controller apps and cloud-based services. This will be integrated by companies such as Comcast, AT&T, and Vivint to offer the best possible experience for the homeowners.
We don’t know yet what the future of smart homes holds. But we are confident technology will continue to surprise us.
From the smart locks to automated personal assistants, the loT has so much to offer. We just have to wait and see what is next.
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