Cool Homes - Interest in home networking features - Brief Article

American Demographics, August 1, 2001

"Hello, TV? It's me, the refrigerator." According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), home networking - the technology that facilitates communication among appliances, home systems, entertainment products and information devices so they can work cooperatively and share information - is catching on. An online survey of 1,100 adults reveals that Americans' interest in home networking is broadening beyond features that promote energy conservation and safety to include those that are just plain cool. For instance, 59 percent of adults with Web access are interested in a home networking feature that would turn lights on or off when a person enters or leaves a room. And 49 percent say they are interested in a device that would display the name of a telephone caller on their TV screen. That way, we can see who's interrupting Survivor without picking up the phone.

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Interest in home networking features among adult Internet users.