The emergence of cloud computing, big data, and the Internet of Things has indeed subverted people's lives.

Since the rise of the above-mentioned popular technologies, smart home has frequently appeared in major media and people's attention. It uses a more intelligent lifestyle as a "gimmick" and "erodes" the market. Intelligence is also people's unremitting pursuit of home quality.

However, in the process of its development, it has experienced smooth sailing and ups and downs. Some people say it has unlimited potential, but some people say it has no real name. How will smart home develop in 2017?

This article will predict the development trend of the industry from seven technical perspectives, including artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, biometrics, cloud computing, environmental control, digital intercom, and intelligent security.

  artificial intelligence

On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that humans must be combined with machines, otherwise they will be eliminated by artificial intelligence. No one knows how much artificial intelligence energy is here. Looking around, all walks of life are actively embracing artificial intelligence today, from chess to security, services, transportation, and more, the concept can always seize any opportunity to enter people's attention.

Coincidentally, after Lu Qi took office in Baidu, the first fire that burned was artificial intelligence. Baidu recently announced a wholly-owned acquisition of artificial intelligence company Raven Technology, dedicated to creating a new generation of human-computer interaction and human-human interaction system - ProjectFlow . Baidu's acquisition of Raven Technology is a positive step in the exploration of artificial intelligence business. After all, artificial intelligence business is generally difficult to implement in the industry, and driverless driving is still far away, so many manufacturers began to target the field of intelligent hardware and let artificial intelligence Embedded in all smart devices.

If this is not enough to explain the development trend of the industry, Dyson recently announced that it will invest 412 million US dollars in a new research institution in Singapore, in order to develop artificial intelligence, it must be able to prove its authority. It is reported that in fact, Dyson has been involved in the field of artificial intelligence before. Last year, Dyson launched PureCoolLink, a product with networking function. Users can know the current room air status and equipment operation status on the mobile phone, and replace the remote control. to operate. But Dyson doesn't think this is true artificial intelligence, Dyson said: "What I expect is that you don't need to control the device through the phone app, but let everything become automatic, and the appliance can automatically adjust the settings according to your preferences. To tell the truth, Dyson's idea is indeed very exciting, and it is also in line with the ultimate form of artificial intelligence in home life.

Internet of Things

There is no doubt that the rapid development of the Internet of Things has greatly accelerated the popularity of smart homes.

Today, in China, the development of the Internet of Things has become a national strategy. The government has put forward many constructive plans to promote the rapid and sound development of the industry. As an emerging industry with "small age", smart home is just catching up with this Take a ride. As a blue ocean project, smart home has unlimited prospects, and all of this depends on the development of the Internet of Things, from wired connection to wireless transmission, from concept to practice, the Internet of Things cleverly connects several seemingly unrelated things in the home. All things are closely linked. Nowadays, the connection of things has become the minimum configuration. On this basis, major smart home manufacturers have also formed their own factions, actively developing various products, and the industry trend is imminent.

  Biometrics

Smart home systems with biometric identification are now subverting people's living habits.

In addition to infrared security and remote monitoring, smart combination locks are also being accepted by more and more families and become the choice of ordinary residences. The smart combination lock not only changes the way people use the key to open the door, but the combination lock with the fingerprint identification system allows the elderly and children who do not know how to operate the mobile phone APP to easily unlock the door. As the technology matures, the price of smart combination locks will also be lowered. The convenience and safety of fingerprint locks will also bring a very optimistic market prospect, and a new round of door lock competition will also promote the rapid development of the fingerprint lock market.

  cloud computing

At present, domestic smart home manufacturers using cloud computing technology include Haier and IoT Sensing. Haier is more concerned with the entire smart community, while IoT Sensing is the first domestic and foreign company to introduce cloud services into smart homes. among the companies. Through cloud computing, users can not only view the wind and grass in the house in real time, but also trace the source of it. For example, if someone invades the home, even if the suspect escapes, the video record of the exact time period can be called up according to the response time of various sensors, so as to provide the police with a basis for solving the case. Similarly, through the overall analysis of the data of various smart sockets and smart switches in the home, it is possible to realize the energy management and control of the home, and formulate an energy-saving, environmentally friendly, convenient and comfortable home appliance lighting plan. "In addition to providing users with large-capacity data storage space, cloud services also play more and more critical roles!

Environmental Control

Many smart home items make people's lives more comfortable and convenient.

Environmental problems such as decoration pollution and smog are becoming more and more serious, and people's requirements for indoor environment are gradually increasing. Consumers are more willing to try smart home products with convenient performance and comfort, which will increase the demand for smart air purifiers, sweeping robots, etc., and the importance of fresh air systems will also greatly increase. Busy work and life make the owner unable to monitor the indoor environmental conditions at all times. If the environmental control is improved to a height of intelligence, the smart home system can automatically sense and monitor the indoor temperature, humidity, air quality, etc., and make corresponding adjustments. will be more favored by consumers.

digital intercom

In the foreseeable future, building intercom will add more smart home functions, integrating security, home appliance control, information services, and entertainment, which will make the building intercom system undergo qualitative changes, and the two will be more tightly integrated. Different from pure analog systems, digital/analog hybrid systems use lower-cost analog equipment in the unit, and the backbone network uses Ethernet-based digital TCP/IP protocol for networking. The digital/analog hybrid system is one of the most economical and effective methods to solve the large-scale community networking.

Intelligent security

In recent years, especially in the United States, intelligent security has a trend of replacing and subverting traditional security. In the past, cameras were only surveillance in our impression, but there are many intelligent security products on the market, such as Mijia released last year. The Xiaobai smart camera, in addition to the traditional camera, night vision, monitoring functions, also adds a voice interaction function. After the product is integrated, the function is richer and more powerful. The experience of a product addressing multiple needs is completely different. The same is true for the Dudu smart box of Dudu E’s home. It integrates infrared security, air detection, and smoke alarm. It can not only control the whole family’s home appliances, but also realize environmental monitoring. It can also detect indoor human activities by infrared detection, and immediately alarm in the event of outsiders entering, natural gas leakage, fire, etc. It can be seen that with the development of technology and the popularization of smart homes, the general trend of home security and smart hardware integration has gradually taken shape.