Consumers warming to the idea of smarter homes but not smarter thermostats

Consumers are playing it safe when it comes to smart homes with new research showing that people are most likely to consider systems and devices that improve their family's security. 

Though commissioned by Nest, the company that made thermostats desirable, the study of over 600 representative US households was undertaken independently by Kelton Global and Research Now and its biggest single finding is that the IoT (internet of things) has hit the mainstream, in terms of recognition at least.