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Imagine a hot summer night in Phoenix, one of the hottest major cities in the United States. I’m visiting my grandmother’s home while on a break from college and sleeping on the pullout couch in her guest room. It’s 2 a.m., and I have awoken feeling quite warm and am unable to return to a peaceful slumber. That’s because my grandma has turned up the thermostat to 82 degrees. Her formative years were during the height of the Great Depression, and throughout the course of her life,...
by David Mitchel | Jul. 21, 2017
Tags: energy, home automation, Internet of Things, interoperability, smart grid, smart home
Tags: energy, home automation, Internet of Things, interoperability, smart grid, smart home
Parks Associates will host the 12th-annual CONNECTIONS™ Europe: IoT and the Connected Consumer , November 1-2, 2017 at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, featuring high-level speakers from the top European and international companies in the digital living ecosystem.
Early confirmed...
by Parks Associates | Jul. 17, 2017
Tags: CONNECTIONS, europe, industry event, Internet of Things, interoperability, OTT, pay TV, second screen, security, smart home, smart TV, voice control
Tags: CONNECTIONS, europe, industry event, Internet of Things, interoperability, OTT, pay TV, second screen, security, smart home, smart TV, voice control
Every year, Amazon hosts Prime Day, a one-day event of deals exclusive to Amazon Prime members. On Monday, July 10, Amazon decided to open the floodgates early at 9 pm E.T., extending the typically 24-hour event (held on July 11) to 30 hours. The star of the event this year? The Amazon Echo....
Today is Amazon’s Prime Day (7/11). In the past week, noteworthy discounts on Amazon’s Alexa-powered devices has been top tech news. As of Q2/2017, Amazon’s smart speakers with the Alexa personal assistant have led smart speaker market with highest consumer adoptions (according to data...
Consumers have been relatively quick to embrace voice-based applications, beginning and led by Apple’s Siri. Parks Associates research notes that at the end of 2016, 45% of U.S. smartphone owners reported using a voice-enabled personal assistant through an app or dedicated device....
CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference , which was recently held in San Francisco, featured a very vibrant discussion where panelists and audience members attempted to determine if there was a significant market opportunity for the support of connected healthcare and fitness...
by Patrice Samuels | Jul. 6, 2017
Tags: Connected Health Summit, CONNECTIONS, Internet of Things, tech support
Tags: Connected Health Summit, CONNECTIONS, Internet of Things, tech support
The Internet of Things opens many new opportunities for the connected consumer. Startups are targeting every aspect of the home, the car, and the body, with applications focused on safety, security, comfort, convenience, health, and wellbeing.
Each year at Parks Associates’...
by Parks Associates | Jul. 5, 2017
Tags: Connected Health Summit, CONNECTIONS, mHealth, virtual care
Tags: Connected Health Summit, CONNECTIONS, mHealth, virtual care
The European smart home market is moving forward, but differences between Europe and the U.S. create unique challenges. In the U.S., adoption of professionally monitored security exceeds 20% of households. Overall, adoption of professional monitoring services in Europe is under 3% of...
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