Research

Residential Security Tracker highlights current landscape of residential security market, including new trends and product announcements

Parks Associates’ most recent update of its Residential Security Tracker assesses the residential security market, offering insights on security players’ expansion into the MDU market and the latest trends and industry news. Consumer research featured in the Residential Security Tracker reveals that in Q2 2022, nearly 40% of US internet hou ...read more

New research highlights factors that could drive smart thermostat growth, including grid instability and rising energy costs

New research from Parks Associates shows that 13% of internet households have a smart thermostat. About one in four, equaling roughly 15 million households, report owning a Google Nest thermostat, while Honeywell and ecobee round out the top three brands in this product category. Parks Associates’ Smart Thermostat Market Assessment includes consumer da ...read more

New market assessment addresses consumer and industry trends in smart garage door opener market 

New research from Parks Associates reveals 7-9% of US internet households own a smart garage door opener, although significant percentages of these owners are not using the smart capabilities of their devices. Twenty percent of these owners have a smart garage door opener that is not actively connected to the internet, and 42% of those with these unconnected devices never set up ...read more

Market assessment addresses consumer and industry trends in smart watch market 

New research from Parks Associates reveals that the top use cases for wearables involve health and activity tracking, while 22% of US internet households (25 million households) using their wearables for safety reasons. The international research firm’s study Smart Watches and Wearables Market Assessment reveals adoption of smart watches increased from 16% of US internet households in 2020 to 29% ...read more

Industry webinar features discussion with RouteThis, ASSA ABLOY, and Wyze on top issues facing support staff in the connected home space

Parks Associates research reveals US internet households have an average of 16 connected devices in their home, and 52% experienced at least one technical problem last year, while 38% experienced two or more. In addition, the research finds that 63% of consumers prefer to handle technical support issues over the phone. The research firm wil ...read more

Industry webinar, in cooperation with Adeia, features insights on growing consumer interest and adoption of cloud gaming

Parks Associates estimates more than 35 million US internet households are interested in subscribing to a cloud gaming service, with demand growing to nearly 39 million households by 2024. The research firm will host the industry webinar “Delivering on the Cloud Gaming Promise: Strategies for Success,” Thursday, September 29, in cooperation with Adeia, to ...read more

Parks Associates highlights new research at CEDIA Expo in session “The Role of Energy Management in the Future Home”

Parks Associates’ new consumer study Electric Vehicles and the Smart Home finds that nearly three-fourths of electric vehicle (EV) owners own at least one smart home device, compared to 38% of all US internet households. The research firm will share its energy and smart home insights on the panel “The Role of Energy Management in the Future Home” at the upcomi ...read more

The research firm’s OTT Video Market Tracker highlights current market trends and activities

The latest update of Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker analyzes the NFL+ launch and the market context for the NFL’s streaming service, as part of the Tracker’s ongoing analysis of top industry and consumer trends in the OTT video space. Parks Associates consumer research finds 68% of internet households watch NFL games throughout the season, making football the most widely ...read more