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Smart appliances will play a critical role in the transformation to Smart Grid infrastructure adoption. Smart appliances are products that use electricity and have the ability to receive, interpret, and act on a signal received from a utility and then automatically adjust their operation to save energy or perform other functions. The growth and development of smart appliances represents a substantial component of the residential demand response capabilities of the Smart Grid. Smart appliances are sold as standalone products and marketed as highly energy-efficient machines that operate independently with minimal user maintenance. Despite this sales approach, SBI Energy finds that the growth trend of the global market for smart appliances is dependent upon the successful development of the larger electric Smart Grid. Although it is not a requirement for smart appliance use, consumers can optimize the benefits of smart appliances by connecting them to a Home Energy Management System (HEMS) that maximizes the use of home electricity and is capable of trimming an estimated 15% off annual electric bills. Utilities, meanwhile, are looking at the much broader picture of Smart Grid infrastructure development and the consumer households that they serve. The utilities say the Holy Grail of the electric future depends on the successful overhaul of the grid, combined with the effective use of HEMS connected to smart appliances and smart meters at the home. Utilities and smart appliance manufacturers together agree that growth also highly depends on the willingness of consumers to adopt appliances and connect them to HEMS. There are two main reasons why consumers will adopt smart appliances: either to gain an economic benefit from reduced energy costs or for the added conveniences some smart appliances bring to their daily lives. Consumers clearly expect an economic benefit to use smart appliances and are not prepared to change their behavior without the proper incentives from

The worldwide marketplace for Smart Shoes is predicted to grow at a CAGR of roughly 19.9% over consequent 5 years, can reach 230 million US$ in 2023. The demand for technology has been growing and also the intelligent products are even a lot of well-liked. This trend has created the demand of good Shoes become larger and this trend are often anticipated to fuel the market growth throughout the forecast amount.

In recent years, development in technology has changed the attitude of living of human beings. People are experiencing those things, which they only dreamed about decades ago and was considered as impossible in real life. Wearable Technology is that technology which has changed the lifestyle of human beings.

"Global Packaging Survey 2012-2013: New Consumer Technology Solutions - Impact, Opportunities and Budgets" is a new report by Canadean that analyzes future expectations about the significance of new technology in the global packaging industry, as well as insights into technology oriented packaging types and demand for advanced technology in eco-friendly packaging solutions. This report provides data and analysis on future budget allocations for new technology by packaging buyers and change in procurement budgets for new technology solutions. The report also identifies the most important challenges and the key benefits of innovative packaging technology. This report provides a definitive assessment of active and intelligent packaging, nano-technology, and smart labeling solutions growth outlook, and reveals the key drivers of implementing them across the global packaging industry in 2012-2013. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors in the global packaging industry, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities. The report also provides access to information categorized by region, company type, and size.

Flexible Battery Market by Type (Thin-Film (Lithium-Ion, Lithium Polymer), Printed, Curved), Chargeability (Rechargeable, Single-Use), Application (Packaging, Smart Card, Wearable Devices, Consumer Electronics, Medical Devices) - Global Forecast to 2022

Robotic process automation deals with the application of smart software to carry out high-volume and repetitive tasks that usually take a lot of time for humans to accomplish, and which are typically monotonous to perform.

Organise more than just your food with the new Samsung Smart Series French Door Refrigerator and kitchen appliances.

Smartphones and Tablet PCs sales are expected to accelerate along with other personal computing devices such as e-readers, ultra books and others. This is expected to drive the next major Power-cycle for major growth in the semiconductor industry. Mind Commerce anticipates these electronics to contribute $100B USD in revenues to the semiconductor industry in 2012 and this is expected to grow to $230B by 2016.

There are two sides of the "smart highways." There are those who think the term is an oxymoron, and those who believe that technological improvements in the design of intelligent road toll systems, infrastructure and vehicles with low emissions is the only way to improve urban pollution and congestion.

E-books are electronic books or digitalbooks that consist of content in text, image and tabular form. E-books are published electronically and can be read on electronic devices like smartphones, e-book reader and tablets. They can be categorized into two parts - open source ones, whichusers can download freely and those for which users have to pay. High penetration of smartphones, rising global appetite for e-book content in both English and other regional languages, increasing internet usage, online translation of e-books into various languages, government initiative and supportive policies for smart education,a growing trend of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) concept.