Get the latest tech news
Smart home hubs: what they are and why you need one
Smart home hubs are the basic tool to make smart homes simple.
Early players in this space — including Revolv, Iris, Wink, and the original SmartThings hub — failed to take off largely because they didn’t deliver on the promise to connect all of your devices to any ecosystem. Note: If you have time, patience, and more advanced tech skills, there are hubs / systems like Home Assistant and Hubitat(and, to some extent, Homebridge for Apple HomeKit users) that offer even broader interoperability and work with Matter. The Homey Pro has a huge list of integrations covering most of the major (and minor) brands, including Nest, Sonos, Lutron, Eufy, Aqara, Philips Hue, Ikea, and TP-Link, alongside Z-Wave devices from Fibaro, Aeotec, Shelly, Yale, Schlage, and more.
Or read this on The Verge