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Smart HomeSDM Newswire

First Annual CLEARselect Awards for Smart Home Announced

CLEARselect Award
September 19, 2018

Clear Seas Research, in association with SDM, SDM smartHOME, and SECURITY Magazines, is proud to present the first annual CLEARselect Awards in the smart home industry. CLEARselect Awards are presented to companies that achieve an outstanding level of brand satisfaction or preference among industry professionals, significantly above all competitors.

CLEARselect Awards: Smart Home Security (Pros)
Most Preferred Brand: security cameras — Honeywell
Best Overall: compatibility with other devices — Nest
Best Overall: compatibility with iOS vs Android — Nest
Best Overall: remote interface/app — Nest
Best Overall: ease of use — Nest
Best Overall: ease of installation — Nest

CLEARselect Awards: Smart Home Comfort (Pros)
Most Preferred Brand: water monitoring — Honeywell Lyric 
Best Overall: availability — Honeywell
Best Overall: breadth of products — Honeywell
Best Overall: value for the money — Honeywell
Best Overall: ease of use — Nest
Best Overall: ease of installation — Nest
Best Overall: remote interface/app — Nest
Best Overall: compatibility: iOS vs Android — Nest

CLEARselect Awards: Smart Home Controls (Pros)
Best Overall: breadth of product line — Nest
Best Overall: compatibility (other devices) — Nest
Best Overall: product quality — Nest
Best Overall: remote interface/app — Nest
Best Overall: iOS vs Android compatibility — Nest

For additional information about the Clear Seas Research “2018 Smart Home CLEAReport, August 2018,” visit https://clearseasresearch.com/product/2018-smart-home/.

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