CONNECTIONS™

Parks Associates reports smart thermostat ownership has more than doubled in three years

RecentParks Associates research shows that smart thermostat ownership has more than doubled in recent years, from 5% in 2014 to 13% in 2017. The firm’s 360 View: Energy Management, Smart Home, & Energy Providers reports purchase intention rates have also doubled in the same time period.

“Approximately 63% of the thermostats purchased in the last year were smart thermostats,” said Eli ...read more

Parks Associates reports 45% of current caregivers would pay for a home living service package for a loved one

Parks Associates announced connected health research today showing 45% of current caregivers in the U.S. would pay for a home living service package for a loved one. The research firm’s 360 View Update: Smart Home, Caregiving, and Aging-in-Place surveyed consumer and caregiver interest on a package that includes alerts about dangers in a loved one’s home, alerts abo ...read more

Parks Associates reports 47% of U.S. broadband households do not intend to buy a smart home device

Parks Associates announced new research today showing 47% of U.S. broadband households do not own and do not intend to buy a smart home device in the next year. Value proposition and price are the top inhibitors—51% of these households do not see any value in smart home products and 41% feel they are too expensive. The research firm will host the 22^nd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The P ...read more

Parks Associates reports 27% of U.S. broadband households plan to buy a smart video doorbell in 2018

Parks Associates today announced the full keynote lineup for the 22nd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 22-24 in San Francisco, which features executives from Comcast, Google, Intel, Samsung, and T-Mobile. The IoT research firm released new research showing smart video doorbells and smart light bulbs are the most popular smart home devices at the ...read more

Google and T-Mobile to keynote 22nd-annual event, May 22-24 in San Francisco

Parks Associates today confirmed executives from Google and T-Mobile in the preliminary keynote lineup for the 22nd-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference. The research firm also announced the agenda for the conference, which will take place May 22-24, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.

Parks Associates concluded its ninth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consu ...read more

IoT research firm hosts 21st-annual CONNECTIONS™ Conference, May 23-25 in San Francisco

Parks Associates announced new research at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference today showing over two-thirds of smart home owners and shoppers want crossover applications that integrate with their home entertainment devices. The international research firm is hosting the 21st-annual conference this week in San Francisco, with close to 600 IoT executives in attendance.

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Analysts and Industry Leaders Examine Smart Home and Connected Entertainment Markets at CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference

Parks Associates announced new, comprehensive IoT forecasts during the pre-show research workshops for CONNECTIONS™ today. Analysts presented data showing more than 442 million connected consumer devices will be sold in the U.S. in 2020. These sales totals include connected entertainment, mobile, health, and smart home devices. Personal ...read more

Industry leaders to discuss smart home and IoT innovations, with speakers from Comcast, Google, Intel, Amazon, Verizon, Vivint, and more

Leading IoT market research firm Parks Associates will host the 21^st-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference this week, May 23-25, in San Francisco. The key technology networking event features analyst presentations on new consumer research and panel discussions with speakers from prominent companies such as Amazon, Googl ...read more