The Most Expensive Smart Home Device of 2016 -- The Motley Fool

This $6,000 appliance might seem like an excessive purchase, but it's just one example of how the connected home industry is likely to grow tremendously in the coming years. Smart home devices got a lot of hype in 2016, from in-home assistants like the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Echo to connected and automated toilet seats. While most of these smart home devices range from under $100 to a few hundred, the Samsung (NASDAQOTH:SSNLF) "Family Hub" refrigerator, clocking in at a cool $5,999 on the high-end model, takes the prize as the most expensive smart home device of the year. Here's what that hefty price tag will get you, and why 2016 looks like just the beginning of a connected home revolution. The Samsung "family hub" refrigerator is not your typical ice box.