Appliances are becoming part of the family, weighing in with insights while helping with chores from cooking to doing laundry.
Home networks that allowed household items such as lamps, thermostats and locks to get "smart" with internet connections and computing power were among trends gaining steam at the Consumer Electronics Show that ended in Las Vegas on Friday.
South Korean home appliance titans LG and Samsung weighed in with systems to let people communicate with household equipment.
"We are texting friends and family throughout the day. Why not do the same thing with your air conditioning system or your vacuum?" asked LG national product trainer Randy Overton. …
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