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Re:Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to develop... by baybal2 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:21AM (#21825713)
I'll tell you this. You already have a hub, it's called WiFi router.

I see zero reasons to rationalise the need to buy yet another white box for the buyer.

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Re:Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to develop... by bcrosby95 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:47AM (#21826008)
Wifi is a poor choice for this because it uses a lot of power. Lots of things that connect to a smart hub are tiny sensors that use expensive batteries.
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Re:Amazon, Apple, Google, and the Zigbee Alliance to develop... by baybal2 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:58AM (#21826143)
The consumer have a choice, a device that works right away, or a better, more expensive one that doesn't

Think why they can't sell much of these

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