The current smart home is in a serious quandary. The gap in understanding between what business and consumer customers want and what manufactures are able to deliver has forced retailers into a difficult role of defining the complete vision. 

Mainstream consumers continue to wait for the dust to settle and retail businesses are showing an increasing frustration with sales below expectations, resulting in neglected product displays, discounted product and swift clearance of slow moving inventory. While point solution sales are slowly rising, a gadget mentality is beginning to damage public opinion. Device interoperability is yet to be nailed down and the truly “smart” home is still a distant goal for most.

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