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Last updated on February 3rd, 2021 at 11:27 am
According to recent research, approximately 32 percent of U.S. households have smart home technology and that is expected to grow to 57% by 2025.
Smart home technology is growing increasingly popular in recent years, among tech-savvy millennials.
People these days due to the COVID-19 pandemic go ahead and invest more money into the Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
US consumers own smart TVs or TV plug-ins such as Chromecast or Amazon Fire Stick (71%), and smart speakers (44%).
Of the respondents that owned a smart home TV, 63% would recommend the device to a friend.
Millennials and Gen Xers are most likely to have smart home technology items in their homes. They tend to own the most, smart TV/TV plug-in, smart speakers, and smart health and fitness devices.
Over half of respondents plan to purchase smart TV/TV plug-in (52%) devices or smart lighting (32%) within the next six months.
Not everyone wants to buy and use smart home technology. Many people find it unnecessary, irrelevant, and too expensive.
Others had privacy concerns given the insecurity of many IoT devices and the commonality of security breaches.
Only one in ten said that they owned no smart products, and less than one in ten owned smart home gadgets.
Of the households that weren’t interested in owning or using smart home technology, most said it wasn’t needed or relevant, while others noted its high cost and privacy implications.
In spite of smart home technology makes our life easier, and more energy-efficient, not everyone feels the same way.
Privacy is still important, and device manufacturers need to demonstrate how trustworthy their devices actually are before smart technology becomes part of our homes.
Reference Source: ZDNet
