Amazon, Apple, Google and the Zigbee Alliance to develop connectivity standard

The smart home journey has been tough, trying to bring everything together through HomeKit has reduced the number of options dramatically. Lights are generally not a problem, but sensors, switches and plugs have been really tough to find.

Update

MacRumors with some more info on CHIP. This is actually quite exciting, if products like a Nest thermostat become compatible across ecosystems.