Building a Matter smart home is about to get a lot less complicated ...

Thread is a promising way for all of your smart home devices to connect to one another. With a bit of foresight, you can build a network that’s extra-responsive and doesn’t require a dedicated ...

After testing Thread, Zigbee, and Matter, here's how I'm building my smart home differently ...

Last month, Eve shared a deep dive into how Thread works and why it could be the future of smart home devices. Now the HomeKit-only device maker has announced three new products that are getting ...

It took Ikea some time for Ikea to get onto the Matter bandwagon, and now that it’s on board, there’s growing evidence the home furnishings giant is about to wade deeper into the Matter standard. As ...

When it comes to the smart home, it’s fair to say that Apple’s in third place. A distant third place. Google (with its Nest products and Google Assistant) and Amazon (with its Echo products and Alexa ...

If you’ve ever wondered what your Thread network is actually doing behind the scenes, help is finally on the way. The Thread Group has announced Thread Tools, a new diagnostic app that’s designed to ...

Thread is a protocol designed to connect smart home devices in a wireless mesh network. It works much like Wi-Fi but requires less power. With Thread, devices from any manufacturer can create a ...

Smart home devices that connect over Thread should have a much more stable network thanks to Thread 1.4 support in tvOS 26. Thread is an IP-based wireless protocol that connects primarily smart home ...

With Matter and Thread, consumers can buy connected products such as door locks, window shades, light switches, thermostats, and cameras that plug-and-play with existing Wi-Fi networks and home ...

Thread, an open wireless protocol for the Internet of things, is getting a boost from one of its biggest boosters, Google-owned Nest Labs. An IPv6 networking protocol built on the 802.15.4 mesh ...

During CES 2022, Nanoleaf announced a forthcoming firmware update that will allow its products to act as Thread border routers to all HomeKit over Thread devices. Expected to roll out in Q1 of 2022, ...