On paper, the up-and-coming Matter standard appears to be an ideal solution for smart homes: a protocol that enables the competing Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, and other major smart-home platforms ...

I compared Thread, Zigbee, and Matter - here's the best smart home setup for you ...

The Matter standard has received the 1.4.1 update, which includes a series of improvements and optimizations specifically designed to eliminate most of the pitfalls you encounter when setting up ...

Imagine walking into your home in 2025, where every device, your thermostat, security cameras, lights, and even your coffee mug, works together effortlessly, regardless of the brand or platform. This ...

In the rapidly expanding world of smart homes, the spotlight has long shone on convenience, connectivity, and compatibility. But as major ecosystems like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit ...

One of the annoying limitations of Matter is that, often, you’re giving up features if you use a device in something like the Google Home app over another Matter app. But with Aqara’s Advanced Matter ...

Matter is an open smart home protocol for communication between devices. The new Matter 1.5 standard adds support for smart home cameras, opening up new possibilities. New support is also arriving for ...

After three months of testing IKEA's new Matter over Thread smart home devices, here are the top three products worth buying ...

The Riponex X10 Ultra Smart Lock also lets you wave your hand over it to unlock it, thanks to palm-based vein scanning.

IKEA continues its push into the smart home category with a new line of Matter-compatible products, set to launch in January. The ready-to-assemble furniture conglomerate has been testing the waters ...