Dublin, March 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Strategies for Integrating Voice in the Smart Home" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Voice can provide a simple, compelling user experience, but the path to adding voice controls to any product, service, or application is complex. As major companies continue to create voice-enabled interfaces, product designers, developers, and manufacturers will be forced to rethink the user experience and user interface. This report profiles the key technology partners that can help companies integrate voice and evaluates different strategies for implementation. This report includes a five-year forecast of voice technologies in the home.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Report Summary
1.1 Purpose of Report
1.2 Key Burning Questions Addressed by this Research
1.3 Research Approach/Sources

2 Voice and the Smart Home: Adoption and Use Cases

3 Strategies for Implementing Voice
3.1 Create Proprietary Voice Solution
3.2 Third-Party Voice Assistant Integration
3.2.1 Embedded/Built In Approach
3.2.2 Works With Approach

4 Partnership Integration Strategies
4.1 Google
4.2 Amazon
4.3 Apple
4.4 Microsoft
4.5 Samsung
4.6 Other
4.7 Comparison of Voice Assistants/Potential Partners

5 Components to Build/Create a Voice Solution
5.1 Hardware Design
5.2 Software Requirements
5.3 Local vs. Cloud Processing
5.4 Power Inputs/Consumption

6 Forecast of U.S. Smart Speaker Unit Sales
6.1 Forecast Methodology
6.2 Forecast

7 Implications and Recommendations

8 Appendix
8.1 Glossary
8.2 Index
8.3 Image Sources

List of Figures

• Smart Home Device Adoption (2014 - 2017)
• Smart Speaker Adoption (2016 - 2018)
• Total Number of Connected Devices per U.S. BB HH (2015-2018)
• Smart Speaker Activities (2017 - 2018)
• Methods Used to Perform Tasks with Smart Home Devices
• Voice Implementation Strategies
• Use of Personal Assistant Apps
• Adoption of Smart Speaker Brands (2017 - 2018)
• Google Assistant Smart Home Ecosystem
• Amazon Alexa Smart Home Ecosystem
• Apple HomeKit Smart Home Ecosystem
• Microsoft Cortana Smart Home Ecosystem
• Comparison Table of Major Voice Assistants
• Voice Recognition Hardware Components
• Natural Language Processing
• Trustworthiness of Company Types to Access/Manage Personal Data
• Cloud and Local Processing - Advantages and Disadvantages
• Smart Speaker with Voice Assistant Forecast Methodology Flowchart
• U.S. Unit Sales Forecast 2017-2022, Smart Speakers with Voice Assistant

Companies Mentioned

• Amazon
• Apple
• Comcast
• ecobee
• Google
• Harman Kardon
• Roku
• Samsung
• Snips
• Sonos
• SoundHound
• Synaptics
• Vivint

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