Smart life enters the era of universal access

At 7 o’clock in the morning, Ms. Li in Chaoyang District, Beijing woke up naturally to soothing music – the bedroom curtains opened intelligently with the sunrise, the coffee machine was already emitting mellow fragrance, and the air conditioner was adjusted to a comfortable temperature in advance. This scene, once depicted in science fiction movies, is now entering ordinary people’s homes through smart home systems. According to the latest IDC report, the shipment volume of China’s smart home device market is expected to exceed 350 million units in 2024, with a penetration rate of 23.6%, marking the transition of smart life from concept to large-scale implementation.

From “function superposition” to “scenario revolution”

Industry experts pointed out that the current smart home has surpassed the 1.0 era of single product networking and entered a new stage of scenario-based interconnection:

Spatial intelligent collaboration: Through the AI central control system, lighting, security, audio and video and other equipment can achieve cross-scenario linkage. For example, in the away mode, one-click turns off all the appliances in the house and starts security monitoring

Health housekeeper upgrade: air conditioners equipped with environmental sensors can actively purify PM2.5, and smart mattresses monitor sleep quality in real time and generate improvement plans

Energy management evolution: water heaters automatically adjust working hours based on peak and valley electricity consumption, and annual energy saving efficiency is increased by more than 30%

Special group care becomes a breakthrough point

What is more noteworthy is the breakthrough in aging-friendly transformation:

“The voice-controlled switch solves the safety hazard of my mother getting up at night.” Mr. Zhang, a Shanghai citizen, showed a customized solution for elderly people living alone: the fall monitoring system can automatically alarm when an accident occurs, and the error rate of the medicine box smart reminder is less than 0.1%. According to data from the China Association of Aging, the installation volume of elderly-friendly smart devices increased by 217% year-on-year in 2023.

Privacy and security build the cornerstone of development

Facing data security doubts, industry leaders are establishing triple protection:

Localized edge computing, sensitive data does not leave the house

Financial-grade encryption transmission protocol

Physical switch dual-control design

“We have passed the ISO/IEC 27701 privacy information management system certification.” The CTO of a technology company emphasized.

Industry analysts believe that with the accelerated integration of 5G+AIoT technologies, smart homes will enter a new stage of “unconscious interaction” in 2025. As the director of the Institute of Interaction Design at Tsinghua University said: “The future of smart life is not about people adapting to machines, but about letting space actively understand people’s needs.” This silent living revolution is redefining the relationship between people and homes.