A smart home scoreboard for CES 2017
Keep track of the new smart home products announced at the show that work with Alexa, Siri and other major smart home voice tech.
Editor's note, January 7, 2017: Updates = in, with a few changes since this morning. Mattel Aristotle and Hydrao smart shower head have been promoted to "Actually smart." Also added Mayfield Robotics Kuri. The total count has been updated accordingly.
How about a good, old-fashioned technology arms race?
You could just buy a smart light bulb set, but for a lot of consumers (reportedly more than 5 million of you, as of November 2016), it's Amazon 's voice-activated Alexa that will be the entry point for controlling devices around your home.
Along with Amazon, Apple continues to grow its Siri-powered HomeKit smart home system. Google has also entered the fray with its own blandly named smart home AI, Google Assistant, which featured prominently in Google's Echo-imitating Google Home speaker in November 2016.
That's a lot of industry power competing to put a virtual assistant in charge of your home, and that's why our scoreboard for tracking new smart home devices announced at CES 2017 is focusing on voice control.
The scoreboard captures both quantity and quality of new devices, the latter based on the importance of each announcement to its respective platform. Check back every morning at 8 a.m. ET or 5 a.m. PT for your daily update.
Actually smart
| Amazon Alexa | Apple HomeKit/Siri | Google Assistant/Home |
|---|---|---|
| Belkin WeMo Dimmer | Chamberlain Smart Garage Hub | Belkin WeMo Dimmer |
| Whirlpool appliances | Leviton Decora light switches | Hyundai |
| Dish Hopper DVR | Honeywell Lyric Home Security and Control System | Chrysler 300 |
| Element 4K TV | Nvidia Shield TV | |
| LG Smart Instaview Refrigerator | Nvidia Spot | |
| Ford Sync3 | ||
| Mattel Aristotle by Nabi child's smart speaker | ||
| Hydrao smart showerheads |
Sure, OK
| Amazon Alexa | Apple HomeKit/Siri | Google Assistant/Home |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Powerbot VR7000 robot vacuum | Sylvania Multicolor smart bulb | Belkin WeMo Mini smart plug |
| WeMo Mini smart plug | Kwikset Premis smart lock | Coway Airmega air purifier |
| Omaker Wow speaker | Lifx Plus smart bulb | Switchmate Bright smart switch |
| Lenovo Smart Assistant speaker | ConnectSense Sensors | Switchmate Power smart plug smart switch |
| C by GE Lamp | Fibaro sensors | Sensory Voice Genie |
| Coway Airmega air purifier | First Alera Onelink Environment Monitor | |
| First Alera Onelink environment monitor | Netatmo Smart Smoke Alarm | |
| Somfy One security camera | Withings Home Plus WiFi cam | |
| C-Way Memoo child's smart speaker | Carrier Cor smart thermostats | |
| Switchmate Bright smart switch | D-Link Omna 180 Cam HD | |
| Switchmate Power smart plug smart switch | Sensory Voice Genie | |
| Hubble Hugo camera | Yale Real Living Assure Locks | |
| Carrier Cor smart thermostats | Yale NexTouch Wireless Locks | |
| Huawei Mate 9 phone | Incipio CommandKit WiFi Smart Wall Switch | |
| Incipio CommandKit WiFi Light Switch | ||
| Incipio Command Kit Smart PowerStrip | ||
| Cambridge Nightengale | ||
| ADT Pulse | ||
| Sensory Voice Genie | ||
| Onkyo VC-FLX1 | ||
| Mayfield Robotics Kuri |
Why?
| Amazon Alexa | Apple HomeKit/Siri | Google Assistant/Home |
|---|---|---|
| iDevices Instant Switch | iDevices Instant Switch | |
| LG Hub Robot | ||
| Ubtech Robots Lynx | ||
| Bixi |
To clarify the rankings "Actually smart" means the product is either big news or a very welcome update. "Sure, okay" rounds up the expected products and updates. "Why?" is either the me-too stuff or things that have one or more obvious issues of one kind of another. Also note that we're only counting products that have explicitly stated support for their respective platforms "We're looking into adding platform X later this year" doesn't count.
Totals
| Amazon Alexa | Apple HomeKit/Siri | Google Assistant/Home | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actually smart | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Sure, okay | 21 | 14 | 5 |
| Why? | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 18 | 8 |
For a deeper look at the new devices coming to each platform, our dedicated pages for each platform round up all the new announcements:
- Everything new for Amazon Alexa at CES 2017
- Everything new for HomeKit at CES 2017
- Everything new for Google Home at CES 2017
The list represents everything we're aware of (and have permission to disclose) at the start of each day here at the show. See something we missed? Drop us a comment, or you can send me an email by clicking the link on my CNET profile page.
If you're looking for a bigger picture view into smart home platforms, have a look at our brand new smart home compatibility tool. You can also find the rest of our CES coverage here.