The Swedish furniture retailer, IKEA have been stealing the hearts of young shoppers due to their low prices and modern designs. As 2019 starts, they will be dominating the smart home market. So far, they have released two models of smart blinds that can be integrated with AppleHome, Alexa, and Google Assistant. The company has partnered up with tech giants Apple, Xiaomi, and Sonos to develop new smart home products. The knowledge and technology these companies have can revolutionize all their products. IKEA is making business moves that will lead to enormous growth in a few years. The company have analyzed the technology trends and have leveraged them into their products. Smart homes are the future.
There are downsides about smart homes IKEA should look into.
- Releasing smart products will require many stages of product development. Quality assurance and user experience must be refined like developing an application. The product must be close to perfect or else it will end up as a dud.
- Also, it is important to choose and design a product wisely. Apple have created their own duds such as the AppleTV.
- A smart home could possibly be targeted by cyber attacks. Although it is not likely, it is something to be wary of.
What is next for the IKEA smart home furniture? What would you like to see at IKEA’s next smart furniture line?
Mirrors could be an idea to leverage since no one has created an inexpensive version. Maybe, something related to closet space and organization. There are many routes they can go from here. This smart home route could affect their prices as well.
Article: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/why-ikeas-perfectly-positioned-to-own-the-smart-home
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