Smart homes are no longer just a sci-fi-esque vision of the future – connected homes and gadgets are quickly becoming the norm. Technology is developing at an extremely fast rate and the recent increase of IoT devices in the consumer market resulted in 8.4 billion connected “things” in use worldwide.
The rapid adoption of connected devices has empowered consumers to control their home appliances and protect their homes remotely from their smartphones or tablets. In fact, connected devices are taking over the homes of UK residents – YouGov research predicts that close to a quarter of Britons (23%) own one or more smart home devices already.