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How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition

How Smart, Connected Products Are Transforming Competition | Internet of Things & Wearable Technology Insights | Scoop.it
Information technology is revolutionizing products. Once composed solely of mechanical and electrical parts, products have become complex systems that combine hardware, sensors, data storage, microprocessors, software, and connectivity in myriad ways. These “smart, connected products”—made possible by vast improvements in processing power and device miniaturization and by the network benefits of ubiquitous wireless connectivity—have unleashed […]
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The Internet of things presents some big challenges for companies in defining their place in the wearable technology market.

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Smart locks: the next smart-home winner?

Smart locks: the next smart-home winner? | Internet of Things & Wearable Technology Insights | Scoop.it

Nest paved the way for the smart home, showing investors that consumers would pay $249 for a next-generation thermostat. Now many are wondering what other connected-home products could become breakout success stories. In 2015, smart locks, and security related products in general, are the most promising.

For a smart-home device to succeed in the consumer market it must be as easy to use compared to its non-connected version and there must be a return for the consumer in terms of cash/energy savings or convenience. If connectivity merely adds complexity, a product’s in trouble....

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Smart locks look like the next frontier for smart home technology growth.

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