<!– –> Homeowners with smart-home devices are ahead of the curve. Connected home solutions are still in the early adopter phase worldwide, according to a survey by Gartner Inc. of nearly 10,000 online respondents in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia. Read more: The Next Big Thing in Smart-Home Tech Only about 10 percent of households have connected home solutions, the survey found. The survey considered “connected home solutions” to be devices and services that are connected to one another and to the Internet that can automatically respond to preset rules, be remotely accessed and managed by mobile apps or a browser, and send alerts or messages to users. “Although households in the developed world are beginning to embrace connected home solutions, providers must push beyond early adopter use,” says Amanda Sabia, principal research analyst at Gartner. “If they are to successfully widen the appeal of the connected home, providers […]