Never has there been so much activity around stuff that can control your lights and smoke alarms at home. While Google has Nest and Apple has HomeKit, Samsung hasn’t had much to answer with. Now, it looks like they have a foot in the door with this acquisition.

Is this just going to mean a bunch of conflicting standards or greater innovation? Who knows but here’s hoping that the competition among these multinationals will push prices around for the consumer. Because, none of this stuff is cheap enough for the average consumer.