Fun new residential products, such as video doorbells and digital voice assistants, were on the radars of readers this year, as evidenced by the top-ranked stories of 2017 that were presented in a special year-end edition of smartHOME e-newsletter and compiled for this blog. Readers also were drawn to the big-impact stories about business trends, partnerships and acquisitions, such as Honeywell’s introduction of a DIY system and ASSA ABLOY’s acquisition of August Home. We hope you enjoy this look back at 2017.