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Automated Living

Smartphone-controlled objects provide extreme convenience

Implications - Mobile technology is having a profound impact on home automation, allowing consumers to create 'smart' living spaces by controlling their appliances, entertainment units, thermostats, fixtures, security systems and more with their smartphones. The adoption rate of these smartphone-controlled innovations is rising -- according to ABI Research, approximately 1 million home-automation systems were sold across North America in 2011, and this number is predicted to grow six times by 2016. With smartphone ownership nearly ubiquitous and reliance on mobile technology rising at a rapid pace, this direction underscores the opportunities for smart living spaces and smartphone-controlled innovations in the marketplace.
Trend Themes
1. Smartphone-controlled Home Appliances - The trend of smartphone-controlled home appliances is creating opportunities for the development of products that can be controlled via smartphone apps, providing new levels of convenience for consumers.
2. Automated Home Electronics - The rise of automated home electronics is creating opportunities for the development of products that can allow users to effortlessly control their home appliances and electronics with the push of a button.
3. Everyday Object Automation Platforms - The development of everyday object automation platforms is creating opportunities for products that can easily connect and automate ordinary objects and appliances, such as drawers, cupboards, and even pet collars and food bowls.
Industry Implications
1. Smart Home Automation - The smart home automation industry can reference these trends to develop new products that can transform the home into a smart living space.
2. Consumer Electronics - The consumer electronics industry can reference these trends to develop new products that can enable users to effortlessly control and monitor their electronic devices.
3. Internet of Things - The Internet of Things industry can reference these trends to develop new products that can connect ordinary objects and appliances to the internet, allowing for increased automation and convenience.
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Smartphone-Controlled Timepieces
Receive Mobile Notifications On-the-Go with the Pebble Watch
The Pebble Watch is a 2.0 version of your typical digital watch, but aside from telling time, it also allows you to sync it to your iPhone or Android device. This device connects to your smartphone... MORE
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Automated Home Electronics
The WeMo Plug Allows You to Control Your Surroundings With an App
This innovative WeMo plug by Belkin allows you to effortlessly control your home electronics with the push of a button. Basically, any device that can be plugged into a wall, can be controlled with... MORE
Intimately Controlled Coolers
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The Gerhardt Kellermann Fan Changes Speed with a Gentle Stroke
As much as buttons are an effective way to provide users with clear controls for their electronics, they aren’t the most humanizing approach to industrial design. The Gerhardt Kellermann Fan... MORE
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Everyday Object Automation Platforms
SmartThings Will Turn Your Home Into a Smart Living Space
Imagine a world where everything in your home—your lights, door lock, thermostat, kitchen appliances, etc.—was automated so that they turned off and on when you needed them to and sent... MORE
Smartphone-Operated Circuits
Smartphone-Operated Circuits
The 'Wireless Smart Socket' Controls Homes from Afar
The Munich and Kaiserslautern-based Fraunhofer Institute has developed the ‘Wireless Smart Socket,’ another breakthrough in digitally-controlled homes. The ability to control lighting,... MORE
App-Controlled Appliances
App-Controlled Appliances
The Samsung Android Oven Connects to Your Smartphone for Easy Cooking
Even if you aren't keen on cooking, the Samsung Android Oven may just change your mind and turn you into a master chef. The oven is technologically sound and makes meals easily with a swipe of a finger.… MORE
play_circle_filled Smartphone-Controlled Microwaves
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Lg’s ‘Lightwave Oven’ Masters a Series of Funct
LG’s ‘Lightwave Oven’ masters a series of complex culinary functions. Technically known as the ‘MA922MBN,’ the product is now available in Korea and may soon be sold elsewhere. While many... MORE
Wifi-synced Appliance Controllers
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Acyclica Domo Ensures That Everything in the House is Turned Off
The Acyclica Domo is the perfect device for people who constantly forget to turn off household appliances, or simply forget whether or not they already have. It is a unobtrusive wifi sensor that... MORE

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