The Future of Smart Home Technology – Part 4

2017 was the year of the smart home. Controlling your home’s thermostat, lights and security systems remotely via smartphone is no more a dream, it’s a reality which is happening now as you read this article. With Google Home, Alexa and Amazon Echo becoming more common than ever, 2018 holds even more promise for the smart home industry. Zion Market Research predicts it will reach $53.45 billion by 2022.

As we move towards a tech world, gradually the smart home tech will continue to become more accessible and inexpensive to the mainstream. Consumers will begin to seek out these efficiencies outside of the home as they become accustomed to the conveniences that come with smart tech. By the time 2018 ends and 2019 starts, we’re likely to see an uptick in commercial smart building tech, particularly in offices seeking to adapt to more mobile workplace trends.

Automation will make the home experience simpler and more pleasant as more technology and innovations are brought to the market. We will see an increase in the gadgets released in the IoT sphere this year. However, the testing phase will see the cleaning out of multiple products that are replaced by better alternatives as this technology is relatively new.

By the end of 2018, home technologies would have integrated into so much more of our daily lives such as voice control of technologies that are included in your phone, TV, home audio and even car dashboard will become a common sighting. Voice is going to be the breakthrough advancement that really allows these technologies to become ubiquitous.