The connected home (or “smart home”) is gaining in popularity, year after year, as innovations are introduced. Market players are outdoing themselves to make the home of tomorrow ever more practical. Here are the major trends that are emerging for the year 2021.
Connected health is in the air
In the current context of health crisis, health is more than ever central to the connected home of tomorrow. After smartwatches, it's time for clothing to take care of us by analyzing our breathing, heart rate or sleep. A smart doorbell model has also been developed. It allows to take the temperature of visitors in order to identify possible risks of contamination before they pass the doorstep.
Voice assistants coordinate connected homes
Once intended to turn on the lights or change the music, the voice assistant is taking on an increasingly important role in the connected home of 2021. From now on, it will simplify the daily life of the inhabitants by controlling all the electronic equipment of a home remotely. Radiator thermostats, alarm, television, refrigerator... All you have to do is raise your voice to have control over your entire home.
Anticipating consumer needs, a new priority
The home of tomorrow no longer simply reacts to consumer demands, it actually even predict them! Thanks to artificial intelligence, home appliances adapt to their owners' habits to make their lives easier. Now, the thermostat on radiators automatically increases to reach the ideal temperature, roller shutters open at the time of waking and connected light bulbs offer different lighting moods depending on the time.
The kitchen gets smart
Considering that preparing meals takes time, the kitchen is one of the rooms in the house that benefits most from innovations of all kinds. Food processors cook in our absence and smart ovens preheat themselves remotely and know the cooking temperature of different foods. The refrigerator is also connected. Some models allow you to see the contents remotely thanks to interior cameras. Shopping has never been so easy.
Improving connectivity for greater efficiency
As smart homes feature more and more connected devices, a quality Wifi network is more necessary than ever. And in order for these devices to all work optimally at the same time, having just one Wi-Fi access point is no longer enough. The year 2021 is the year of the generalization of the Wifi Mesh router, which is composed of several access points. This technology allows the network to be distributed evenly in all rooms of the house.
The central issue of privacy
When the topic of the connected home comes up, many people express concern about the security of their data and how it is used. They fear for their intimacy and privacy. That's why one of the major trends in 2021 for the connected home industry is to reassure, while offering an optimal service by collecting as little data as possible.
