Using "smart" as an adjective is becoming a way to describe new categories of products and services. Smart phones outsold feature phones, but only after years of iterations and integration. Mobile Internet access was akin to dial-up speeds, and simple browser access was exceedingly frustrating. In the long run, it was the applications that drove the market forward, not just basic access. Once the Blackberry (or even the Treo) integrated email, the smart phone market became part of people's daily business life. They became more productive. When the iPhone supported an expansive community of developers who provided innovative applications, the market was poised to accelerate. Widespread smartphone market acceptance arrived once Google's Android platform unleashed a burgeoning original design manufacturer (ODM) market. "Smart" became useful, productive, innovative and convenient. It's not just the connectivity to the Internet that matters; it's the applications that were integrated into a single device. The same will be true of the smart home and smart city.
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