dupli casaOur homes today are smarter than they've ever been
before, and they're only going to get smarter.  With the rise of
products from companies like Nest and SmartThings — which make
intuitive, web-enabled gadgets that adjust themselves — we're
getting closer to a day where our homes do more for us than just
give us a place to rest our heads at night.  We've also seen
some other elements of the future home take shape, like web-
connected TVs, home appliances, and sound systems that you can
control from anywhere in your home using a smartphone.   There
were about 821 million smart devices sold last year, with 1.2
billion expected to be sold last year, according to Gartner, so
there's a huge opportunity to make our everyday objects smarter.
A new non-profit group, the Internet of Things Consortium,
recently formed with just that in mind. Its primary goal is to
help the makers of Internet-connected products and services
collaborate with each other, and further grow the network-
connected devices industry.