At IFA 2016, smart appliances and virtual reality take center stage

BERLIN — Coming to Berlin for the 2016 IFA electronics trade show, we expected wearables, smart everything and virtual reality devices, and that's pretty much exactly what we got.  Still, seeing all the "smart" and "connected" home appliances in one place gave me a sense of how much this technology will permeate our everyday lives in a few years.  SEE ALSO: LG built a huge tunnel out of OLED TVs, and it’s epic Smart iron? Check. Smart toothbrush? Check. Smart fridge that ta