Only one in 10 consumers claim to be familiar with smart home devices

The Internet of Things may be a hot topic in tech circles but it appears that it's not a popular topic of discussion in the average US household, yet. 

A new white paper, Smart Home Ecosystem: IoT and Consumers — created and published jointly by the Consumer Electronics Association and Parks Associates — shows that when it comes to smart thermostats, smartphone-operated security systems and app-controlled lighting systems, US consumers are still very much in the dark.