Often we get excited about new technology because it’s different from what we’re accustomed to or because it does something completely new. Sometimes those technologies end up seeming like solutions in search of problems. Real innovations, however, are those that solve existing problems, not create new ones.
Here are six new products we saw at the Consumer Electronics Show that can be problems solve tech problems, from the basic to the extreme.

Android-controllable stat can be managed at home or away, and it looks great too.
Centralized home control and automation plus boatload of A/V options including dropdown theater screen revitalize 12K-square-foot home.
Should TV manufacturers offer dumbed-down TVs that focus on image quality rather than apps?
Say hello to home control in this high-tech palace, circa 2006.