Smart home gear is getting more common, but the words used to talk about it can get confusing. You might see things like Matter, Thread, or Zigbee on boxes or in setup menus and wonder what they mean.

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

The company is also bringing Matter to its light switch and launching a new line of Matter-enabled smart shades. The company is also bringing Matter to its light switch and launching a new line of ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Thread 1.4 spec arrives today with a slew of updates designed to solve the problems the smart home protocol ...

Smart home manufacturer Aqara announced a series of new Matter-compatible smart home products at CES this week, including a Matter-compatible hub, a smart plug with an integrated Thread border router, ...

The first-ever Matter-over-Thread smart outlet and a light switch updated for Matter are two of Eve's new offerings. Photo: Eve Systems Eve Systems introduced the first Matter-over-Thread smart ...

BELGRADE, Serbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Quectel Wireless Solutions, an end-to-end global IoT solutions provider, today announced the launch of the KGM133S, the first in a range of Matter over Thread ...