Smart home of the future: It's coming, whether you like it or not

Thirty-nine million Americans now have a smart speaker in their homes-that's 1 in 6 people

Don’t worry: Technology may come and go, but some things never change. In the not-so-distant future, cars will drive themselves and men may become obsolete (sorry, guys), but home will always be home. It’ll just be a heck of a lot smarter.

Granted, some tech is better than other tech. No one needs a Wi-Fi-connected juice press that doesn’t actually juice anything. Gadgets that offer real utility—like a smart oven or open source furniture—stand a better chance of becoming ubiquitous. If you’re sceptical, think of it this way: In-home refrigeration was the crazy, newfangled invention of 1913. Now, few among us