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Canny and Connected

A recent Parks Associates market snapshot noted the explosion of smart home services, with more than one-quarter of U.S. broadband households reporting to own at least one connected device, a number surely to grow. The multiple-option survey showed nearly equal parts enthusiasm and anxiety, with 70 percent of respondents indicating interest in buying smart home technologies, but a combined 66 percent either overwhelmed, confused or worried about it.

From the article "Canny and Connected" by Rod Walton.

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