With widespread use of smartphones, many people use smartphone online shopping applications to enjoy online purchasing. However, Japanese young people's behavior and perceptions with regard to smartphone online shopping applications are unclear. To reveal these perceptions and priorities, this...

Smart home technology, an application of Internet of Things (IoT), provides householders with e.g., comfort, control and convenience. The technology has been around for sometimes, but its prevalence is not yet widespread, and thus the potentials have largely been underestimated. This paper aims...

Recently, smart home services have been highlighted as the Internet of things market grows. Since the smart home services were introduced in the market, they were expected to grow rapidly. However, the smart home market recently experienced chasm, and still remains in early stage. This paper...