Skip to main content

Do Smart Homes “Creep Out” American Consumers?

smart-home-privacy-fears

There’s a lot of discussion right now around the smart home, and how smart is too smart, and when it comes to creating a home automation solution that gives you more peace of mind and less angst.

Enjoy this recent panel discussion from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which tackles this topic from different perspectives:

Why 'Smart' Homes Are Creeping Out Consumers

Some people are worried about the consequences of hooking up everything in their home to the Internet. Here's why.

Just because companies are making it possible to hook up increasingly more devices in the home to the Internet, doesn't mean that's what consumers want.

Following the success of the smart thermostat that Internet of Things company Nest Labs introduced in 2011, a barrage of smart home products hit the market--think, smart blenders and smart toothbrushes. The problem is that many have failed to gain traction with consumers. A survey of 28,000 people in 28 countries released by consulting firm Accenture this week found that just 9 percent of respondents planned to buy connected devices in 2016, roughly the same percentage as a 2014 survey.

During a panel discussion at Las Vegas tech trade show CES this week, a group of consumer technology experts discussed some of the challenges facing smart home products. One theory put forward is that optimizing energy usage and climate control with a smart thermostat is simply far more useful than the majority of services offered by other connected devices.

Read the full article on Inc.com

Kick Up Your Entertainment in 2019 with Custom AV
What Your AV Provider Doesn’t Want to Talk About

Related Posts

Tags

texadia systems Smart Locks Whole-Home Audio Surround Sound new year Motorized Window Treatments DIY Home Networking Installation Control4 Dealer Tunable LED Lighting AV as a Service Audio Video Installation Wi-Fi Commercial Automation Texadia Team Rooms Alarm.com AV Solutions Smart Lighting Conference Room Automation Tunable Lighting Voice Control Automation System Network Cabling Service Google Meet AV Integration Zoom Rooms DMF Lighting Video Walls MicroLED LED Touchless Technology Hidden AV Commercial Networking commercial networking video Outdoor AV Unified Communications commercial av Commercial Security Conference Room Sonance Lutron Shades Distributed Audio LED Video Walls Coastal Source Mcintosh Circadian Lighting maintenance Home Theater HomeWorks Smart Home Technology Microsoft Teams Soundproofing Multi-Room Audio Home Lighting Control Hidden Audio 2019 media room Wi-Fi 6 Networking Power Management Teams Lutron Teams Rooms Josh.ai AV Distribution Energy Efficient Outdoor TV Sony Control4 Video Conferencing Microphones Structured Cabling Home Upgrades Residential Solutions Home Automation Commercial Network Boardroom Technology Conferencing AV Commercial Technology JBL Cabling Conference Room Technology Conferencing Solutions Commercial Automation System Ketra Network Services Smart Lighting Control Smart Home Installation Video Conferencing System Home Network Home Security Whole Home AV Conferencing System Smart Home System Sound Masking Klipsch Generac Lighting Conferencing Technology Samsung smart home automation Home Audio Video Home Theaters Commercial IT Custom AV Energy Managment Outdoor Audio Smart Security Outdoor Entertainment AvaaS digital signage Home Networking Smart Home Automation smart home control Interactive Displays Structured Wiring Audiovisual Access Control Cabling Installation Zoom Digital Signage Draper Video Analytics Commercial AV home automation system Control4 Showroom AV Technology audio Landscape Lighting system integration Lighting Design Lighting Control Acoustics Mersive Surveillance Cameras Crestron AirMedia LED Display Media Room LED Lights LED Lighting 4K Home Networks Air Media 2.0 Remote Monitoring Audiovisual Equipment Residential AV commercial automation Motorized Shades Sonos Hotel AV Energy Efficient LED Soundmasking Verkada Conference Room AV Crestron smart home IoT Energy Efficiency Home Theater Installation Automated Shades QSC Energy Control Recording Studio Wireless Access Points High-End Audio Hi-fi Audio video-tele conferencing Smart Home Company Audio Distribution Audio Video Distribution Climate Control SurgeX Motorized Shading Savant Whole Home Audio UCaaS Energy Management Home Theater Installations residential av Home Automation System Acoustic Treatments 4K Surveillance Hospitality AV Electric Vehicle Meeting Room AV
Subscribe to Inspiration
Stay up to date on the latest smart technology ideas and innovations.

Powered By One Firefly   |    Sitemap   |    Privacy Policy


https://www.cigna.com/legal/compliance/machine-readable-files

This link leads to the machine-readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.