From its inception, Matter promised to take the disparate walled gardens of smart home technology and unite them under a single protocol. Its purpose was to allow different ecosystems to interact with ...

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 ...

Not another damn light bulb. That’s what you might be thinking if you’ve been following smart-home tech for the past decade or, indeed, building out your own fortress of missed connections. The first ...

Trading all of your home tech and appliances in for smart home gear is supposed to make your life easier, automating tasks and making it possible for you to control everything with your phone. But ...

Aeotec announced a brand-new SmartThings-compatible hub at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin that’s sure to disappoint smart home enthusiasts with lots of Z-Wave devices. The Smart Home Hub 2 supports ...

Not sure how a smart home works or what kind of devices it needs? As a smart home expert, I'm breaking it all down. For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how ...