HOMES ARE SET TO GET EVEN SMARTER
The global market for smart home devices is expected to grow almost 27 per cent this year to 832.7 million shipments, according to International Data Corporation’s Worldwide Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker. This is expected to continue with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.9 per year until 2023 and nearly 1.6 billion devices will be shipped by then as consumers adopt multiple devices within their homes. It’s all helped by the global availability of services and
products, such as Amazon Echo, Google Home, Philips Hue bulbs, connected thermostats and doorbells. “Twenty-eighteen was all about getting products into consumers’ homes and both Amazon and Google excelled at this through low-cost smart speakers and multiple bundles across device categories,” said Jitesh Ubrani research manager for IDC Mobile Device Trackers in Framingham, Massachusetts. “However, 2019 will be
more about tying the various devices together to form a more cohesive experience, and more importantly, layering in additional services.”
Though Amazon and Google will continue to dominate, Apple is also expected to gain traction. The popularity of iOS and macOS devices combined with the availability of their apps on non-Apple products will help the company to entice more consumers into their ecosystem while also attracting third parties to build compatible devices. Samsung is another company worth watching as its
products extend into every category and the company continues to invest in Bixby and Tizen. Ramon T Llamas, research director for IDC’s Consumer IoT Program, said: “A trend to watch is how smart assistants become integrated. They will act as the point of contact with multiple smart home devices and essentially become the cornerstone of the smart home experience.”
SEEKING COMFORT THROUGH SCIENCE
Dow Polyurethanes will showcase the innovative solutions developed through its unique ComfortScience research methods in order to help their customers create
the most
comfortable sleep experiences. The company believes comfort is fundamental
to achieving a good
quality of life and has been working to understand how people experience it and how to respond through science and technology. As a result, it will be detailing
fi ve ComfortScience concepts, which embrace Cool, Clean,
True, Sustainable and Smart – from washable foams to those that respond to individual sleep patterns.
All of this will help Dow advance their
efforts to respond to industry needs, along with the recently upgraded ComfortScience Centre of Excellence in Switzerland, said Ricco Borella, market segment team leader for Consumer Comfort.
and the
“Our mission is to help customers value
chain capitalise on
growth opportunities in sustainable sleep technologies,” he added. |
Dow.com/en-us
X HITS THE SPOT
The US acrylic solid surface giant Meganite is launching a new range, the X-Series, and the European market will be the fi rst to see it. It follows the success of the Movement Series, a break-through aesthetic for a Carrara-marble inspired design which won a Good
Design Award. The X Series re- introduces a range of its darker colours with reduced scratch visibility which will help designers select bold and daring colour choices, without the worry of the common problems affecting darker surfaces.
It does this by using a new blend of particles to give dark colours a richer appearance, reduce whitening when heated and cut sanding time. Hall 6.1 | Stand: E078 |
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