According to Parks Associates, more than 80% of U.S. households find smart home routines appealing. That includes simplifying everyday tasks like automatically securing the house when you leave, winding things down at night, and adjusting heating and cooling to save energy.
From the Samsung press release, "Samsung AI Week: Move Better, Watch Smarter, Live Easier"
Parks Associates in May estimated that over 10% of the 65+ population will own a PERS -- for Personal Emergency Response System -- device by 2021, and that figure will jump to 15% for seniors 75 and o...
The majority (61%) of households that do not own and do not intend to purchase a smart home device could be persuaded by reduced household bills or insurance discounts, according to the study, compris...
This information may seem mundane compared with smartphone geolocation software that follows you around or the trove of personal data Facebook Inc. vacuums up based on your activity. But even gadgets...
Meanwhile, Best Buy's push into services and its increasing assortment of smart-home devices—which are now in one out of four U.S. households with broadband Internet, according to researcher Parks Ass...
