IKEA is in the midst of rolling out a new lineup of smart home devices, ditching Zigbee in favor of Matter over Thread.

The Aqara FP300 is a battery-powered presence sensor with Thread and mmWave radar, giving HomeKit precise motion and environmental detection.

The $30 Lifx Smart Dimmer is also coming in Q2 and is an in-wall, paddle-style switch with four customizable buttons, a ...

Aqara launches the Thermostat Hub W200, Camera Hub G350, U400 next-gen smart lock, and new spatial sensors at CES 2026 ...

Many smart bulb issues often trace back to outdated border-router software that undermines modern Thread and Matter networks.

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 ...

Lockly’s new smart lock series (deadbolt and latch models) features an integrated doorbell, Wi-Fi connectivity, Matter over ...

Yeah, my Threads network has been rock solid, even with the early, buggy nanoleaf firmware on their smart bulbs. Most of my Matter devices are MoT, barring a Smart Hub 2 and a nanoleaf holiday light ...

At CES, Aqara is showcasing sensors for glass breakage and presence detection alongside the Matter-enabled Camera Hub G350.

The "Matter" standard arrived with a splash several years ago, full of promises to unite the smart home world and fix all (okay, not quite all) our problems. The protocol was formed from a consortium ...

Adding Thread to APs is neat. I already have APs strategically placed to cover the whole house for WiFi, why not Thread? Cool. And I'd totally get a thread EVSE. OCPP should have been the solution for ...