B.ONE HUB

Make anything a smart device. $650 | WWW.B1HUB.COM.AU

If Google Home isn’t enough to satisfy your ambitions for the perfect smart home, the skateboard shaped B.One Hub can flip a few new tricks that’ll greatly expand the number of devices you can hook up to the internet. In addition to plain old Wi-Fi connected devices, the B.One Hub integrates Bluetooth, Zigbee and Z-wave IoT protocols, giving you direct access to basically any IoT device you can think of. But the B.One Hub’s wings also function as infrared signal blasters, meaning it can work like a universal remote to connect ‘dumb’ devices — everything from old AV receivers to air-conditioners — with the smartphone or voice assistant controlled app.