As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names printed on boxes for smart home devices or in their ...

Thread fixed the one smart home problem I couldn't troubleshoot away ...

Don't limit yourself to one ecosystem of smart home devices by using Aqara products, which are compatible with the Matter protocol. Chances are, if you have smart home devices, they belong to one ...

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 ...

I’ve never been big on New Year’s resolutions, which always struck this cynic as a perfect example of setting oneself up to fail. But I’ve got a resolution for 2026, one on which I’ve already made ...

Stop dealing with lights turning off when you sit still. Find the perfect millimeter wave presence sensor for your home ...

It’s been two years since Matter, the unifying smart home protocol, officially launched and about 18 months since v1.1 of the Matter spec added support for thermostats. By now, I thought things would ...