In the 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie “Smart House,” the Cooper family is enjoying all the perks of their sweepstakes win of a computerized house. However, as the Personal Applied Technology virtual assistant (PAT for short) is reprogramed by contestant winner Ben to emulate a 1950s-era TV show mother, the family reassess the benefits of the “Smart House” experiment.
Although pop culture and many of today’s consumers might quip about the growing influence that technology is having on day-to-day lives, data shows that when it comes to eCommerce, consumers can’t get enough of it.