Home Items Are Getting Smarter and Creepier, Like It or Not

Home Items Are Getting Smarter and Creepier, Like It or Not
Smartbeat displays a internet connected camera that measures a baby's breathing rate and will send an alert to parents if any problems are detected, at CES Unveiled trade show in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 6, 2019. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—One day, finding an oven that only cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that lets people change the channel.

Internet-connected “smarts” are creeping into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, toys, and just about everything else at home. CES 2019, the gadget show opening Tuesday in Las Vegas, will showcase many of these products, including an oven that coordinates recipes and a toilet that flushes with a voice command.