"Those devices "have the potential to dramatically increase consumer awareness of the capabilities and convenience that control systems can provide," according to a 2007 report from Parks Associates, a Dallas research company. Parks expects home-control sales will reach $6 billion in 2012, up from $3.8 billion in 2008. Other components of the automated home are falling in place, the report said: Among U.S. homes, 42 percent now have programmable thermostats, 36 percent have home theaters and 10 percent have lighting-control systems."

From the article, "Get ready for home automation," by Brier Dudley

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