In a recently released report from CEA and Parks Associates it was revealed that smart home manufacturers are estimated to have sold more than 20 million devices in the U.S. by 2014. By 2017, that number will explode to more than 35 million devices in the U.S. In fact, by the end of 2017, CEA expects the industry to be shipping more than $4 billion of smart devices and smart home controllers.

The smart home, as a category, is still in the early stages of the traditional adoption curve. CEA research finds that only 13 percent of broadband-enabled households currently have one or more smart home devices (other than centralized home security systems). However, 12-month purchase intent for broadband households stands at 20 percent for smart home devices. On a feature-by-feature basis, the most popular smart home installed devices are ones that control lights, and connect to thermostats and smoke detectors.

From the article "Consumerscope : Connecting with Consumers :IoT and the Home of the Future" by Jack Cutts.

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