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January 2020

Even Smarter, Together.

Smart home brands team up to make life easier and safer.
Nearly 30 million U.S. households are expected to add smart home technology in the near future. Consumers’ growing desire for safety, greater control, and convenience, combined with lower-priced options will help fuel this growth. In 2020, brands will team up to offer solutions to security/privacy, compatibility, and cost concerns to help improve the connected home experience and ease barriers to purchase.
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Retail & Consumer Trends

Big brands are playing nice together.

In late 2020, an “open-source smart home standard” called “Project Connected Home over IP” will be released through a partnership between Apple, Google, Amazon and the Zigbee Alliance that will ensure that all smart home devices will work together, regardless of the smartphone or voice assistant, with security guaranteed. Initial focus will be on safety devices, e.g. smoke alarms, door locks, smart plugs, security systems, and heating/air conditioning controls.
  • 54% of homes now own at least one smart home device. Most popular: smart speakers, interactive security systems and smart thermostats.
  • Smart home products with the highest demand are connected cameras, video doorbells, connected lightbulbs, and smart locks.
  • “Security” and “Safety” are top of mind for American consumers, ranking higher from 2010 to 2019 on a list of rising American values.
  • Consumer spending for smart home surveillance cameras is expected to reach over $9 billion by 2023.

Product Highlights

Geeni AWARE 1080p HD Smart Wi-Fi Security Camera
The user-friendly Geeni Aware 1080p HD Wi-Fi Security Camera gives you affordable peace of mind, anywhere, anytime! With a built-in sensitive motion sensor, you can monitor any area all while recording and storing footage. With its wall-mounting flexibility, the Aware smart home surveillance camera can be set at an optimal angle with 360° rotation and 180° tilt.
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Ring Video Doorbell Pro
With 1080HD video, infrared night vision, 2-way audio, and customizable motion sensors, the smart Video Doorbell Pro is Ring’s most advanced doorbell yet. Get instant alerts when visitors press your doorbell or trigger the built-in motion sensors-then see, hear and speak to anyone at your front door from your smartphone or tablet.
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Hamilton Beach Smart Coffee Maker
“Alexa, brew coffee at 7 A.M.” This smart 12-cup coffee maker works with Alexa, giving you the freedom to ask your Alexa app or smart speaker to start brewing, change brew strength, or turn off the coffee maker. The clock automatically keeps the correct time by syncing wirelessly with the app, and you can easily program for wake-up-ready coffee using Routines in the Alexa app.
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Geeni SURGE 6-Outlet Smart Wi-Fi Surge Protector
With six individual smart outlets, everything you plug in can be independently turned on and off from anywhere using the Geeni app (iOS and Android compatible). Paired with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Microsoft Cortana, you control your electronics with just the power of your voice. Group multiple outlets from multiple rooms, and create schedules to save energy.
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Eufy RoboVac 35C
Alexa and Wi-Fi enabled, this super-thin, super-quiet robotic vacuum cleans everything from hard floors to medium-pile carpets. Use your voice or tap a button to start cleaning your home any time! The RoboVac is self-charging, comes with 6-foot boundary strips, and is known for its strong suction.
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Data Sources

Sources: Gartner/Iconoculture; Forbes; MarketWatch; The Verge; Statista.com; Strategy Analytics 2019

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