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Parks Associates held their CONNECTIONS conference this week with sessions and keynotes that examined the innovations, business models, and trends around the connected (or smart) home market. Among the highlights: two first-day keynote sessions from Daniel Herscovici, Senior Vice President and GM at Comcast Xfinity Home and David Isbitski, Chief Evangelist for Alexa and Echo at Amazon.

“Today’s average U.S. broadband household owns over eight connected CE devices, an increas ...read more

Gaming console manufacturers know they face an uphill battle as the mobile gaming market continues to steal consumers’ attention. But a series of reports from Parks Associates shows just how much trouble the Big Three (Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo) face both in the U.S. and the western part of Europe.

In their new European research report, Parks found a steady decline in gaming console adoption in France, Spain, and the U.K., while it remained flat in Germany. The research ...read more

While participating in the ISC West event at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas this week—one of the premiere events in the security industry—research firm Parks Associates released new data on the IP and networked security camera market. The major finding for the space from their new study, “Delivering Peace of Mind: Connected Home Devices & Sensors”: 9 percent of U.S. broadband households owned an IP or networked security at the end of 2015.

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It hasn’t taken the technology boom long to hit our kitchens, as each year big companies like LG and GE release more smart and connected appliances. According to Parks Associates, 17 percent of consumers plan to buy a smart kitchen appliance in 2016, indicating that there’s a healthy interest and that prices are becoming more accessible to average homes.

From the article "Smart Kitchen Appliances to Add to Your Home" by www.dealerscope.com

If you can believe two new research reports, things look sunny for the Apple Watch in the months ahead. New data from Parks Associates says that smart watch adoption has nearly doubled — from four percent of U.S. broadband households at the start of 2014 to seven percent now, with 10 percent planning to buy a smart watch by midyear 2016.

From the article "Things look rosy for the Apple Watch as wearable sales are predicted to boom" by the Dealerscope staff.

New connected wearables research from Parks Associates finds 9% of U.S. broadband households own a wearable camera (including cameras and camcorders) and 10% intend to purchase one by midyear 2016.

From the article "10% of U.S. broadband households intend to purchase a wearable camera or camcorder by midyear 2016" by Dealerscope Staff.

Parks Associates research finds that by mid-2015, more Samsung 4K TV sets were sold than any other brand. Samsung accounted for 28% of 4K TV purchases made within the last 12 months to U.S. broadband households. Best Buy was the leading retailer, capturing more than 40% of 4K TV purchases. Of the remaining brands, 17% of consumers who purchased a 4K TV in the past 12 months bought an LG, 13% bought a Sony, and 11% purchased a Vizio.

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Parks Associates has released new industry research reports on the smart home and connected devices indicating that security is leading the way in this market area followed by connected lighting and smart thermostats. The new reports provide in-depth analysis of industry trends and consumer research.

From the article "Security Leads Smart Home Market, Followed by Connected Lighting, Smart Thermostats" by Dealerscope Staff.