Vitaly Yurkin

Once you start building a smart home, it’s hard to stick with a single manufacturer. That means you’re in for a zoo of standards that don’t play well together, plus a row of hubs—each one taking up an outlet (and space in your life). Is there a universal way to control smart devices that use ZigBee and Z-Wave? Yes—and you won’t even need to buy a

50 ZigBee controller.