Tag: Rob Puric
Honeywell survey: Two-thirds feel unsafe at home
December 4, 2015Amy Canfield
MINNEAPOLIS—An email survey from Honeywell found that of 1,031 U.S. adults, two-thirds felt unsafe in their own homes.Honeywell commissioned the survey “to uncover the drivers and motivations behind the adoption of connected home technology,” it said in a prepared statement.Honeywell will use the information to examine its partnerships, educate dealers, develop technologies and “build out roadmaps,” Rob Puric, director for Connected Home and Honeywell Fire and Security,...
Home automation should be smart, but simple
July 16, 2015Kenneth Z. Chutchian
YARMOUTH, Maine—Home automation experts have heard the message loud and clear: simplify, simplify, simplify.
As exciting as the ultimate smart home may seem, end users want control of their home automation devices. Many homeowners have thought about their priorities before they talk to dealers—they want their home technology working for them, not vice versa.
Rob Puric, director of the connected home division at Honeywell, based in Morristown, N.J., said his company's research...
Video in the home goes mainstream
September 2, 2014Kenneth Z. Chutchian
In the second decade of the 21st century, home security is no longer just about catching bad guys. Industry experts say lifestyle choices, technological savvy, generational perspectives on privacy, and affordability are the forces driving a dramatic increase in the demand for video options in home security systems.“Whether it's consumer driven or industry driven through advertising, it's clear that the residential market is evolving into a reclassification of what is the service we ought to...