Connected Devices Weekly Update/2017-01-05

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Program		Passed Gate	Status	Notes
Project Sensor Web	David/Julie	Gate 1	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project_Haiku (taking in Project Smart Display)	Liz/Joe/Mahe	Gate 1	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Platform and Tools	Sandip/Nicole/Mahe	N/A	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Project Magnet	Francisco/Maria	Gate 0	On Target	Gate 1 review scheduled on Jan 13th Ongoing Tasks Based on discussions in Hawaii and user study results we drafted the new UX. We decided to focus on the Street Art artist and the following to simplify and focus the product so we are now refining this UX selecting the features/USs necessary for that use case. If this proves successful we'll expand the offering to other communities Reaching out to publishers, street art fans to provide feedback about the User Experience Prioritizing our user stories, breaking down user stories/ux into engineering tasks Creating Marketing plan and Project Plan
HomeWeb	Ben/Mahe	Gate 0	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Lighthouse	Preeti/Julie	Gate 1	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Participation Update	Michael/Brian	N/A	On Target	Bulleted list item Bulleted list item
Market Developments Update	Irina	N/A		Smart Home 2017 Trends & Predictions - from Strategy Analytics Business models monetizing data collected by smart home devices will emerge. More wireless carriers will enter the smart home market. Bluetooth Mesh emerges and couples with Bluetooth 5 capabilities threatens ZigBee, Z-Wave and Thread. More consumer brands will seek to seek a niche in the smart home. The move away from the smartphone as the primary interface in the home will continue. More product concepts that link commerce and services to smart home devices will emerge. We will see more intelligent video technology. The ‘Voice Computing’ trend will hit new heights in 2017 as the number of ‘always listening’ touch points in homes grows rapidly. Roku TV and Chromecast Built-In Smart TV platforms will gain further traction in the US. The global TV displays market will rebound in 2017 as the replacement cycle kicks in.
Other Announcements / Questions		N/A