#HUBCES: Smart Home and Connected Health

This week, the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is the main event for the worldwide technology lovers. Many products and services innovations are unveiled here every year. The 2 biggest 2016 trends were already identified in 2015: the Smart Home and the Connected Health (sport, food, disease).  Let's focus on them with a few examples taken from the CES 2016.   

SMART HOME: a more clever and connected Home

A study on connected equipments by GfK in early december shows the strong interest of the consumers for automation and safety equipments.

• #1 motivation to buy for French people:  improve security and comfort for their home
• #2 motivation:  energy savings allowed by the different systems  (ex : connected thermostats).

Despite this interest, the real penetration of connected equipments is low.

"Even if they express a strong interest for automation and safety devices, the consumers are not well-equipped. Among the things that are slowing down the process, we can quote the prices, and a too complicated User-Experience” - Fabien Rondeau, Studies Director at GfK.

The smart home should be a success in the next 5 years: in 2020, the French Homes will be equipped with 30 connected  objects, according to the GfK Institute (Source: La Dépêche).

CONNECTED HEALTH, WELLNESS & FITNESS

We are only at the beginning of the Connected Health. Beyond diagnostic, the new services allow a stronger relationship and a data sharing with medical specialists, especially in case of serious diseases that implies a long-lasting connection and trust between the patient and the doctor. We talk here about predictive medicine: it's better to prevent than to heal. The patients are more in control of their health, with 4 key words: Prevention, watch, Comfort, Control.

Sources: La Dépêche, BI Intelligence.