IoT: Connected device trends for 2015
A record number of people globally are now connected via devices. From smart homes to wearables to connected cars, and everything in between, more people are relying on connected devices to make day-to-day life a little easier.
Currently there are more than 10 billion connected devices, and that number is expected to reach 50 billion by 2020. Strategy Analytics released a report that highlights innovation trends for the new year.
“In 2015, consumers will own more connected products and technologies than ever before. New personal devices, as well as smart home and connected car solutions, will create a tsunami of personal data” commented Paul Brown, director at UXIP. “As technology evolves, new user experience approaches will need to be defined to address this issue. It remains to be seen whether one device will control and manage all this information. Single app solutions for each ‘thing’ may be great in the short-term, but for long-term persistent use, the consumer may actually end up ‘drowning’ in an unmanageable user interface.”
Kevin Nolan, VP, UXIP at Strategy Analytics, predicts that 2015 will bring new innovation across the connected device board including devices, smart homes, connected cars and the “Internet of Things.”
Strategy Analytics 12 predictions for 2015
- Smartphone size preference for mass market consumers will peak at ~5.2”
- Unique use cases for smartwatches will emerge to spur mass market adoption
- Chinese brands have increasing impact on smartphone UX trends
- Adoption of Smart Home technology will begin to move into the mainstream
- Streaming media devices will challenge the smart TV as the ultimate media device
- Consumers will take charge of the flow of TV/video content
- CarPlay sees extremely limited release
- Carmakers tinker with optimal multimodal interfaces
- Autonomous driving beneficial to carmakers but have limited usefulness for consumers
- Apple Pay’s focus on payment security will have a significant impact on mobile payments
- Mobile operators will continue to look to more “disruptive” offerings to attract consumers
- IoT will have increasing consumer implications
