A study by GfK shows that artificial intelligence (AI with meaning) applications hold the lead among the most influential technotrends with high potential for growth and impact on the life of the consumer.
We are talking about smart home solutions. These are, in particular, appliances with an intelligent voice assistant, consumer electronics with the ability to control using a smartphone, surveillance cameras, smart lighting devices, etc.
It is noted that smart home products can significantly improve the quality and comfort of users' lives: digital entertainment reaches a new level, security improves, and more efficient use of resources is ensured.
In 2018, only in the largest European countries (Germany, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain), the volume of sales of "smart" devices for the home amounted to 2,5 billion euros, and the growth rate was at the level of 12% compared to 2017.
In Russia, the demand for devices controlled by a smartphone in 2018 rose by 70% compared to 2016 in unit terms. In money, a 100-fold increase was noted. According to GfK, an average of 23,5 thousand "smart" devices for the home are sold in our country every month for the amount of β¬XNUMX million.
βA smart home in the homes of Russians is still most often a lot of disparate smart products and solutions, each of which solves a narrow consumer problem. The next logical stage in the development of the market would be the development of smart ecosystems based on smart assistants, as happened in Europe and Asia,β the GfK study says.
Source: 3dnews.ru