Smart, connected products : a survey

Recently, smart, connected products are one of the hot topics all over the word. They change both lives of people and industries with the advancement of the technologies. As a result of this, smart, connected products attract the attention of large enterprises and start-ups. The focus and market size are getting bigger and bigger every day. Currently, there are different products with various functionalities and specifications in different areas. The aim of this work is to classify these smart, connected products which are currently in the market and waiting for its customers. In the scope of the survey; eighty smart, connected products are classified according to application field, function, capability, connectivity, big data usage and machine learning in order to express the current condition of smart, connected products. According to study, most of the smart, connected products are produced by Start-Up companies and the majority of the devices are in the field of Smart Home with automation functionality. Although big data and machine learning usage are not widespread features in the current products, they provide significant capabilities such as autonomous working and optimization. Besides, they are correlated with each other.