Can't it be popularized if it is not just needed?
Many people think that the reason why smart home has not been popularized is that it is not people's rigid demand. The argument of this point seems to be right, but it will not break itself with a little thought, why? In fact, the reason is very simple. People's yearning for a better life will not disappear in any period. It even promotes social progress. In fact, if we want to solve the problem, a simple small house is enough, but all kinds of real estate appear in the market to satisfy people's pursuit of a better life of higher quality. From this perspective, the ultimate pursuit of a better life is also a kind of just need. Smart home is the beautiful pursuit of people in this era. Therefore, smart home is also "just need".
Is ZigBee really so advanced?
For a long time, ZigBee has given people the impression of an advanced technology and the best wireless communication technology for smart home, which is related to the media's massive rendering at the beginning of ZigBee's launch, people have great expectations for ZigBee technology, hoping to solve the communication between smart home devices, thus creating people's impression of "advanced" ZigBee technology, it is undeniable that ZigBee has its advantages such as strong anti-interference, good confidentiality, fast transmission, strong scalability, etc. However, its limitations are also very large, such as: Product development is difficult, development cycle is long, product cost is high, and it is difficult for general start-ups to bear development risks.
Are foreign brands sure to be good?
Frankly speaking, the popularity level of smart home in China is really not comparable with that of foreign countries. In foreign countries, people have already deeply rooted their concept of smart home, so they have a high acceptance degree, the development level of the industry is also more mature than that in China. These are all the reasons why the foreign smart home industry started early and has a long development process. But in fact, there is no obvious difference in technology, because the control of smart home system tests the technology integration ability of manufacturers more. The technologies used in smart home are all existing technologies, such as wifi, bluetooth, 4G and RF technologies are gradually mature communication technologies. The difficulty lies in the seamless integration of these existing communication technologies, which is reflected in the stability of smart home products.
Another problem that has to be paid attention to is the standard problem, because the products of foreign brands adopt the corresponding national standards at the beginning of the design. Such as: American Standard, European standard, etc., which directly leads to great differences in the power supply design of the product. The straightforward point is that the number of Jacks is different. I believe everyone knows that the charger of Hong Kong version is different from that of Air China, and you need to buy another conversion plug. Similarly, when using smart home products of foreign brands, it will also encounter the same dilemma. If this is the case, it will cause more trouble to the maintenance of the product and greatly reduce the user experience.
Is smart home appliances equal to smart home?
At present, "intelligence" is a very hot word, especially with the strong rise of mobile Internet, it seems that all products now need to be linked with intelligence, otherwise, they are all "ashamed to meet people". Especially in the field of smart home, some merchants "fool" intelligent control into smart home, making everyone think that as long as intelligent control is realized, it is smart home.
In fact, the essence of smart home lies in intelligent perception and logical control, that is, whether the smart home control system can self-perceive the environment and scene changes and automatically make corresponding control to ensure the safety and comfort of the family environment. For example, KOTI's intelligent scene switching can be equipped with multiple sensors to automatically control the electrical appliances in the home. When you step into the door, the home mode is automatically executed, and the lights are automatically turned on for you, the background music sounded slowly, and the central air conditioner had already been adjusted to the most comfortable temperature, all of which were completed automatically without human control.
Conclusion: every new thing will breed a lot of rumors and misunderstandings due to the information asymmetry in the early stage of development. As consumers, we need to actively learn more knowledge to prevent being "fooled", in order to enjoy the real smart home experience.