Home Automation Week in Review
The week when:
- Alexa Prepares for the Context-Aware Smart Home
- Xiaomi’s New Smart Speaker Can Control Dumb Appliances
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The week when:
- Alexa Prepares for the Context-Aware Smart Home
- Xiaomi’s New Smart Speaker Can Control Dumb Appliances
Though the home automation market followed a strong 2021 with a slower start to 2022, household ownership levels for many categories continues to grow. Adoption of security and monitoring devices, which account for a majority of retail sales, remains high but ownership levels of smaller revenue categories such as smart lighting and smart power has also grown, an indication consumer needs are evolving.
Key insights uncovered in this consumer report include:
The week when:
- Wink Smart Home Service Goes Dark
- Alexa Can Now Mimic Voices of the Dead
The week when:
- Z-Wave Reaches 4,000 Certified Devices
- Insteon Hubs Start Coming Back Online
The Home Automation Marketplace quarterly report provides guidance on product design and product strategies. It provides item level product detail – including product attributes and average selling prices – of the home automation products currently selling at retail. Eight product categories are included: security cameras, smart entry, smart lighting, sensors, system controllers, smart power, item trackers, and kits.
The week when:
- ADT Acquires Home Automation Provider
- Will iPads Lose HomeKit Hub Control?
The week when:
- Ikea Launches A New Hub
- Amazon’s Astro Impresses
The week when:
- Samsung Launches a Matter Partner Program
- TP-Link Embraces the Affordable Smart Home
The week when:
- Vivint Launches Some New Security Products
- A New Ecobee Thermostat?
The week when:
- iHome Shuts Down Smart Home Service
- Google Launches an Alexa Skill For Its New Devices