Advancements in the field of smart homes are not an isolated case. First of all the
developments take place within the society and are influenced by trends within that society.
Furthermore in order to create added value the focus should be on the smart home
environment instead of only on the used technology. Thirdly creating smart environments to
support elderly and disabled persons has enormous potential. To live up fully to the
expectations is however a complex process which involves various stakeholders. Smart Home
is the integration of technology and services through home networking for a better quality of
living. A lot technologies related to Smart Home are emerging. In the next sections, we define
Smart Home, Related Technologies and Trends.