After more than a decade of accumulating smart plugs, speakers and sensors, I realized parts of my setup were quietly ...

If you have been in the smart home world for any length of time, you may have some older gear that doesn’t support Matter, such as older Zigbee sensors, Z-Wave thermostats, and IR remotes for ceiling ...

The Honeywell Home X8S offers Matter, IAQ tracking, radar presence sensing, and a built-in doorbell viewer. The Honeywell Home X8S offers Matter, IAQ tracking, radar presence sensing, and a built-in ...

feature as it is now dropping the experience to all eligible Echo speakers and transforming them into an all-in-one system. This feature will transform the Amazon Echo speakers into a home theater ...

The smart home standard Matter is introducing support for cameras, a long awaited device type for the universal standard. Quickly taking a step back, Matter is a smart home standard designed to allow ...

Matter 1.5 supports security cameras, unifies 'closure' devices, and more. Smart home users can expect more device options, improved automations, and simpler setup. The updated connectivity protocol ...

Until now, buying a smart home camera has largely meant committing to one company’s ecosystem. Purchase one brand, and it’s difficult to switch later without replacing everything. Matter, the smart ...

If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...

Until recently, my smart home setup was in chaos. After years of testing, buying, and upgrading to the latest smart home gadgets in an attempt to make my life easier, it became a bloated mess that was ...

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IKEA is launching a massive overhaul of its connected home products with 21 new and updated devices that are fully compatible with Matter, the universal smart home standard. The move signals a major ...

Nov 6 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday said Home Depot did not violate the legal rights of workers at a Minnesota store when it barred them from writing "BLM" on their uniforms in support ...