Your home is increasingly turning into a battleground for tech giants looking to deliver you new, connected gadgets. It is part of an emerging area called the Internet of Things, which links together just about anything that plugs into an electrical outlet so they all can talk to one another. There will be an estimated 20.8 billion connected items, including cars and appliances, by 2020, according to market researcher Gartner. Thanks to the Echo and Alexa, Amazon is already playing a central role in that transition in people's homes. Apple finds itself behind the pack even though it launched Siri before digital assistants came into vogue.
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