HA devices hitting the market from Nest, Philips, Belkin, Honeywell, Insteon, Schlage and others, it has become increasingly difficult for consumers who desire to install their own systems or work with a low-end installer, to decide which technologies make logical sense to control their entire home. Apple and Google have just begun to approach these markets, and with no clear technology leader, average (and not-so average) consumers are left to guess which direction to spend their money.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Lay of the land
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth Smart (Low Energy)
- Z-Wave
- Zigbee
- Insteon
- The Google and Apple Affect
- Industry Consortiums
- Conclusion
Companies Cited
- ABI Research
- AllSeen Alliance
- Android
- Apple
- Atmel
- August
- Belkin
- Broadcom
- Chamberlain
- Dell
- GE
- Homeseer
- Honeywell
- Insteon
- Intel
- iSmartAlarm
- Jawbone
- Kevo
- Koji
- Kwikset
- LG
- Lockitron
- Logitech
- Mercedes-Benz
- Microsoft
- Nest
- Nexia
- Panasonic
- Philips
- Qualcomm
- Revolv
- Samsung
- Schlage
- Sharp
- Smartlabs
- SmartThings
- Sonos
- Staples
- Trane
- Whirlpool
- Wind River
- Yale
- Z-Wave
- ZigBee
Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights) in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.
