The future of smart home technology: ultimate control for who?

The future of smart home technology: ultimate control for who?   Industry experts are predicting that 11% of homes will be 'smart' by the end of 2014. This is compared to 17% of households in the US and a global average of 5%. The smart home trend is expected to continue growing with the market set to double across 7.7 million UK homes by 2019.Many of the big household name companies – Apple, Samsung, Google – are either leading or jumping onto the smart home bandwagon. This year, Google bought out smart system manufacturers Nest for $3.2 billion (around £2 billion, AU$3.5 billion). Read more >