With the improvement of consumption levels, technology has penetrated more into life. With the development of the Internet of Things and the introduction of wireless communication technologies, smart homes have gradually become the focus of everyone's discussion, and smart homes have entered a period of rapid development.
Smart home enhances the quality of life
The door intercom in the home, the lights that can be controlled by a tablet computer, the automatic curtains in the living room... These are the smart homes we first learned about, the smart TVs, sweeping robots, indoor and outdoor security... These are what we will use now With the improvement of the consumption level of the smart home products, smart homes seem to have been inadvertently immersed in home life.
Smart home is a residential platform, using integrated wiring technology, network communication technology, security technology, automatic control technology, audio and video technology to integrate the lighting system, security system, digital cinema system, network home appliances, curtain control, air conditioning control, etc. The parts are connected together to provide a management system with multiple functions such as smart lighting, smart security, home entertainment, environmental control, automatic meter reading health monitoring, smart kitchen and bathroom, parking management, etc.
In the use of smart home products, when smart curtains are used with smart windows, the opening of curtains and windows can be controlled remotely, eliminating the worry of forgetting to close the windows when it rains outside. The rice cooker can be turned on and off by remote control, and the cooking time can be started at any time. When the smart door lock is used in combination with a high-definition camera, the owner of the house can directly open the door remotely, saving guests from the embarrassment of waiting outside the door. After the smart air purifier is turned on remotely in advance, you can enjoy the fresh air in the house when you go home from get off work.
Smart home allows users to operate by means of touch screen, handheld remote control, voice control, etc., so that multiple devices in the home generate a linkage response, thereby bringing users a more convenient, comfortable, and efficient way of family living space management.
Smart home extends to family space
The reporter learned that there are two main types of consumption paths for smart homes. One is the purchase of smart home products. During the interview, the reporter found that as 80 and 90 consumer groups, most of them are willing to try to buy sweeping robots, Smart TVs, smart toilets, and other smart home products, so as to experience the convenience of life brought by the single products. The other is to arrange a complete set of smart home systems, that is, businesses provide a complete solution to enjoy a larger area of smart home life. In terms of smart home layout, home security systems have become the first choice for users to consider when choosing smart homes due to the rigidity of their needs. Secondly, smart lighting systems and home audio-visual and entertainment systems have also attracted much attention.
The reporter found on some shopping websites that some lighting brands have long used smart lighting as a selling point. When the mobile phone is installed with the corresponding APP, the owner can control multiple lights in the room through the mobile phone, and the price of such products has also become more and more expensive. The more close to the people. In addition, families with children also involve smart homes for safety reasons, such as installing remote-controllable cameras at home.
However, some people in the industry believe that the current penetration rate of smart homes is not too high. On the one hand, it is due to price reasons. On the other hand, older consumers still prefer simple operations, but smart homes are a trend in the future. , This trend may start to change from the post-80s consumers. In addition, judging from the current status quo, the layout needs from single products to complete smart homes are becoming increasingly obvious. Consumers will gradually start to consider arranging indoor and outdoor security, whole house smart appliances, whole house purification and other categories from the purchase of a single product.
During the interview, the reporter found that many traditional home improvement companies did not specifically emphasize the smart home sector, but smart homes have been involved in the decoration business. The relevant person in charge of Rui Bowen Rongfa said that smart homes are now mostly appearing in high-end customer groups. A villa that has been renovated for several million will cost hundreds of thousands of smart homes, because smart homes need to be deployed from the beginning of the hydropower transformation. It is not just an electrical appliance, but a smart part of the home.
■ Reporter's observation
Tech giants deploy smart homes
Before the arrival of the Internet era, smart homes were a good idea. When the Internet era came, smart homes would have strong support to achieve operational availability. Starting from Google’s acquisition of Nest for US$3.2 billion in 2014, smart homes It is favored by many companies and platforms. In December 2014, Xiaomi Technology invested 1.266 billion yuan in Midea Group. Midea Group and JD.com have joined forces to strengthen cooperation in areas such as smart home and channel expansion.
Similarly, in 2014, Apple mobile phones added the Homekit platform to the iOS10 system, making the mobile phone the control center of the home space. According to media reports, the home automation system submitted by Apple in October 2015 was officially approved recently. Generally speaking, room control (such as electrical switches and room temperature controllers) is usually determined in the building design process. If residents want to add controls or move the location of existing controls, they usually need to break the walls, modify the wiring, and then repair them. Apple’s new patent breaks this limitation and proposes a new control system, including a set of optical subsystems, a depth map scanner and a projection system. For example, when a resident walks into a room, there is no switch on the wall. Turn on the "Room Controller" and the projector will project the content of the switch options onto a wall. When residents touch the virtual control panel, they can control the lighting, air conditioning and entertainment systems in the room.
In 2015, the "Special Research Report on China's Smart Home Market" released by Analysys Think Tank showed that in 2018, as smart homes progress from infrastructure (including systems and big data platforms) to mid-end hardware, smart home products will be Accepted by the consumer market, the market size will reach 180 billion yuan. According to data released by the US research and consulting company Gartner, by 2016, a total of 339.1 million connected devices in the field of "smart home" were put into use, nearly twice the number in 2015. However, when enjoying the services brought by smart devices, we cannot ignore a very important issue: security and privacy.
According to industry insiders, since 2016, the number of smart home application integration based on residential platforms has increased. The arrival of the two generations of decoration forces born in the 80s and 90s has made smart homes a decoration boom. The smart home products sold today are of mixed good and bad. When choosing smart home products, consumers often focus only on the word "smart", focusing on the powerful functions and ignoring their safety. At the same time, when designing smart homes, home improvement companies should also try to simplify the difficulty and complexity of the operation, so that the smart home should not only stop at the simple intercommunication of home equipment, but should improve people’s life experience in all aspects. on.
