Google bought the automation company Nest. Apple developed the "Homekit", a device control protocol for your home. They even thought that Samsung would I just look?
The new rumors point to a move by Samsung to buy the startup “SmartThings“, Which promises to control most of the devices in your home using your smartphone. The values involved around 200 million USD, but for now there is no guaranteed agreement, thus making room for the competition to enter the business.
Still the warning remains, in the near future we will have an avalanche of smart home devices, from sensors for doors, smart lamps, among others, which already exist on a small scale, but with giant companies like Google and Samsung to invest seriously in this sector, we already know what will happen…
A promotional video shows well what SmartThings can do:
[Source]: TechCrunch
