Smart appliances from many brands will soon be able to talk to each other thanks to a new standard announced at CES. Developed by the Home Connectivity Alliance—a consortium of more than a dozen appliance manufacturers, including Electrolux, LG, Resideo, Samsung, and Trane—the new standard aims to ensure large smart appliances from disparate brands can work together to deliver more convenience to consumers as well as to achieve goals such as energy savings. Samsung The standard is designed to ensure large and costly smart appliances—kitchen, laundry, and HVAC systems, for example—work together…