Smart devices are products that have gained a lot of attention these recent years. With the
development of IoT technology and the concept of Smart Homes, several authors got involved
into the topic and conducted studies which analyze the concept of Smart Homes and the
technologies around the smart appliances. This study aims to determine whether or not there is a
causal effect between owning smart devices and increasing comfort at home. And , to distinguish
what are the reasons consumers purchase smart devices?
To answer the research questions, an online survey was distributed through social media
platforms to a randomly selected population. To test the different hypotheses, responses were
analyzed using two sample mean t-tests, linear regression and correlation tests. The results
showed that the main factor explaining why people purchase smart appliances is to simplify their
daily activities, thus saving time. Furthermore, the study depicted that smart home technologies
increase users home comfort. Additional findings are discussed in the Results & Findings
section.
Although the main factor for adopting smart home technology is to simplify home activities, the
results show that demographic variables such as age, gender and place of residency can influence
the type of solution purchased. Moreover, the results show that smart home technology does
provide more comfort and convenience. On this note, smart homes are still considered a novel
topic in research. Therefore, we recommend future research to focus on a particular demographic
variable in order to inquire more information about the reasons and barriers a subject group
could have.
