Monday, November 09, 2015
10% of Spanish broadband households own a smartwatch
The latest research from Parks Associates claims that 10% of Spanish broadband households own a smart watch, followed by 8% in the UK, 7% in Germany, and 6% in France. “Form factors such as the smartwatch are creating new opportunities for wearables in the connected home, with home controls and health applications near the top of the list for potential use cases,” said Stuart Sikes, president at Parks Associates.
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Friday, November 21, 2014
Smart tech, dumb channels
“Driving mass market adoption of smart home technologies in Europe will require a leap of faith from some of the traditional suppliers and service providers that now find themselves thrust into the middle of this hot new market category.
Channel EMEA spent two days earlier this week at a conference focused on monetising strategies for the connected home in Europe, hosted by research firm Parks Associates.
While the products are available now to provide smart plugs, smart ...read more