Smart integration moves beyond ubiquity to design necessity for consumers
Implications - A dependency on smartphones and immediate knowledge is being soothed with innovations that ensure that no aspect of everyday life need go without access to the web and social media via tablet. As tech-integrated home design becomes more pervasive in consumer's homes, brands in various industries will scramble for ways to make it past the welcome mat and inside homes.
Trend Themes
1. Tech-integrated Home Design - As consumer's homes become more integrated with technology, brands in various industries can innovate new ways to integrate technology into everyday activities, like cooking, for greater convenience.
2. Display-centric Design - Designers, developers, and businesses across all industries can integrate more displays into everyday objects for greater interactivity and ease of use.
3. Personalized Fitness Equipment - Fitness brands can offer personalized workouts via technology and integrate it into fitness equipment to enhance user experience and performance.
Industry Implications
1. Home Design - Consider incorporating technology into home design; innovative furniture and appliances can be developed to make people's lives easier and more convenient.
2. Consumer Electronics - Developers can create more diverse smart technology to integrate into everyday objects for a more connected and interactive experience.
3. Fitness Equipment - Fitness equipment manufacturers can enhance user experience and performance, and differentiate their products by creating personalized and interactive technology.
