The smart home story of CES is usually about how it’s getting ever easier and cheaper to build connected tech into your home. That’ll be true this year, too. But there’s another story that’s starting to pop up: just how many of our gadgets are suddenly able to talk to each other. For 2017, CES’ early connected home highlights are about appliances making some truly smart integrations with Amazon’s Alexa, Nest’s Protect, and, of course, iOS and Android as well.
