Voice Activated Home Automation Systems

Author: Multi-Housing News

Nothing makes residents and managers more nervous about privacy issues than voice activated technology. But hands-free intelligent devices are becoming indispensable nonetheless.

Privacy concerns notwithstanding, experts say voice activated technology will likely reach “must-have” vs. “value-add” status in the multifamily sector in the not-too-distant future.

“I think we as an industry are still working through a couple of issues: one, of course, being the privacy issue and consumer acceptance—not everyone is accepting of the voice activated at this point,” says Rick Haughey, vice president of industry technology initiatives for the National Multi-Housing Council

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