GE Lighting flips switch to home automation: Company is unveiling 'revolutionary platform'.

"Not only am I going to do connected and smart lamps, but I think the consumer will trust a GE-branded home camera for security purposes, and that consumer is going to say, 'It makes sense that I buy a GE-branded thermostat for my home, along with a GE smart lighting switch', " Lacey said. But this century GE began to see its future in areas such as renewable energy, health care technology, aircraft engines and other industrial sectors, and it began selling off consumer-oriented businesses. GE Lighting flips switch to home automation: Company is unveiling "revolutionary platform". [Extracted from the article]

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