 billion, pushed in large part by mainstream consumer adoption. As networking and connectivity continue to drive development of net- worked home automation and digital devices, more stakeholders have emerged. For years, the home automation and controls industry has been frag- mented; however, a number of players in the market have changed product strategies and are now offering integrated home solutions or complementary networked solutions suites. The traditional automation companies continue to innovate, but many new entrants from established adjacent industries-includ- ing Samsung, Honeywell, Invensys, Motorola, Texas Instruments, Mitsubishi, and Philips-are looking to capitalize on new market opportunities in home automation. Networking technologies such as Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Ultra Wide band are gaining momentum through consumer adoption, focused trials, or standards certification. Each will affect the home automation landscape by altering the way nodes connect and share information, thus altering consumer lifestyles and availability of choice. These technologies present numerous opportunities to network home control systems, such as lighting, security, HVAC, entertainment, and appliances. On the entertainment front, a convergence of television, PC, and Internet technologies promises to provide even more television choices, if not superior programming. "Things like television and personal computers-I think that terminology will be as quaint as the 'Victrola' is today," says Jim Barry, a WEARABLE COMPUTERS spokesperson for the Arlington, Virginia-based Consumer Electronics Asso- ciation. Convergence means that it's likely that all or most audio and video programming will be sent through some version of the Internet by 2025. "It's very possible that you will get all your TV broadcasting over the Internet, but you'll still watch it on a big TV screen of some sort," says Ed Price, research director at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Interactive Media Technology Center. Internet-based programming d