Smart Appliances: Delivering the Next Level of Convenience in the Home

Smart appliances are part of the smart home ecosystem, although device developments focused on energy, security, and well-being overshadow activities around household appliances. Multiple manufacturers are developing their own smart appliances offering a higher degree of convenience for cooking, cleaning, and control the indoor environment in the home; although long replacement cycles affect speed of deployment of new appliances. This report describes the current smart appliance landscape, and identifies overlooked areas in the smart home where new players can compete against dominant incumbents. It also analyses and provides a comparison between convenience delivered to the end consumer by smart appliances and the premium costs attached to the added intelligence.