There was nothing more evident at the recent Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in early January in Las Vegas, than the idea that home appliances are getting smarter, more networked and go way beyond “lights, locks and thermostats” today.
In fact, Dinesh Kithany, senior principal analyst, home appliances and consumer electronics for research firm IHS Technology, Englewood, Colo., wrote in a recap about CES, “Based on various demonstrations and announcements made at CES 2016, I would re-christen the term “Internet of Everything” to “Internet in Everything,” as companies are now excitedly including Internet connectivity into every product they can.”