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Costs Slow Smart Home Adoption

  • Benzinga, Tuesday, October 20, 2015 11:33 AM

According to a few of recent studies, Americans aren’t as aware or accepting of smartphone technology as some may expect. A Harris survey recently found that 64 percent of Americans admit that they aren’t very familiar with smart home technology. Another recent study conducted by Nielson found that only 53 percent of household decision makers report knowing what connected home technology can do. The Harris poll indicated that the most common connected home device is currently wireless speaker systems, which are found in about 17 percent of households. Wireless speakers are followed by smart thermostats (11 percent), smart home security systems (9 percent) and domestic robots (8 percent).

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