Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The long-promised Thread sensor is finally here, but while there are some improvements, Matter’s shortcomings ...

A £3 remote that can control lights, speakers, and blinds across any brand’s ecosystem is not just a bargain-it’s a signal that the smart home market is shifting. With the launch of 21 new Matter-over ...

Last month's Ikea's announcement of more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread devices felt like a much-needed breakthrough moment for the high-profile smart home standard. If Ikea—a brand with a broad, not ...

Ikea is making big changes to its smart home lineup, introducing 20 new devices supporting Matter-over-Thread that will work with HomeKit without needing an intermediary hub. Homeowners wanting smart ...

If you've been following the smart home space lately, you've probably noticed that the protocol wars are... complicated. You've got Zigbee devices that need a coordinator, Thread devices that need a ...

Smart home device manufacturer Aqara launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a U200 smart lock, a Matter-compatible smart lock that fits over existing door locks. It has a separate keypad and ...

Level Home has introduced Level Lock+ (Matter), the world’s smallest and first smart lock to concurrently support both Bluetooth and Matter-over-Thread, allowing users to connect with multiple ...

From weather stations and smart plugs to contact sensors and light switches, smart home manufacturer Eve Systems has had its fingers in a wide range of device categories, which is why we were ...

Quectel Wireless Solutions, an end-to-end global IoT solutions provider, today announced the launch of the KGM133S, the first in a range of Matter over Thread modules that provides innovative ...

Android 15 is adding a Thread network stack that, on supported phones, will enable communicating with compatible smart home devices via Thread. Thread is a low-power mesh networking protocol that’s ...