Enter Staples Connect, a system that promises to unite your devices behind a single hub and a single app capable of controlling all of them. With fluency in multiple protocols and partnerships with some of the most popular connected-device manufacturers, the smart-home singularity that Staples is offering seems enticing — especially given that its $99 hub is $200 cheaper than the Revolv, a rival hub that offers exactly the same thing.

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