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Smart Assistant-Based Smart Home Devices to Hit 1.6 Billion by 2022, Canalys Reports

Smart assistant-compatible devices such as light bulbs, thermostats and door locks will grow to 1.6 billion units over the next three years, Canalys reported Monday. Improvements to usability and the arrival of less expensive devices will fuel growth, it said.…

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Device sensors will give smart assistants new “senses” to make them aware of their environment, broadening use cases to areas including kitchen and lounges, said analyst Jason Low. The growing use of devices where the smart assistants are embedded in hardware is baked into the forecast, which predicts the installed base of such devices will pass a billion by 2022.