Nearly 90% of Americans use their phones in the bathroom, this according to a Verizon Wireless survey of 6,000 individuals. Combine this with the fact that, according to Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP), 10.7 million U.S. Amazon customers have an Amazon Echo and a new trend emerges: smart plumbing-related products.
“Smart home technology was one of the biggest trends at the 2018 [KBIS] show — and, more than ever before, innovative home automation has found its way into the bathroom,” says Dan DiClerico, home expert and smart-home strategist at HomeAdvisor, a website and mobile-app provider offering free tools and resources for home improvement, repair and maintenance projects.