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Matter’s problem isn’t the standard; it’s the vendors

August 7, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 7 Comments

This story was originally published on Friday, August 4, 2023 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for that newsletter here.  Just last week I had my third frustrating experience with a Matter device. But it's time I stop blaming the Matter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, CSA, Goolge, Matter, Nanoleaf, SmartThings, Thread

Smart home startup Tuo is betting on Matter. Should it?

August 1, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 4 Comments

This story originally ran on Friday, July 28, 2023 in my weekly IoT newsletter. You can sign up for the newsletter here.  Update on Wednesday, August 2, 2023:  I spoke with Tuo CEO Sam Gabbay to get more information about what is going on with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Startups Tagged With: Flic, Matter, Philips Hue, TUO

Zigbee bulbs: Replace them with Matter or stay with Zigbee?

July 20, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel Leave a Comment

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode we took a voicemail from Michael on our podcast hotline. Michael has invested in Zigbee lights up to this point and he’s heard about some challenges that still face Matter devices some challenges that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: bluetooth, colored lights, Feit, Kasa, Matter, Philips Hue, RGB bulbs, Sengled, smart bulbs, smart home, TP-Link, tunable bulbs, Wi-Fi, zigbee

Matter gotchas to know about eight months after the standard’s launch

May 24, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 9 Comments

We're nearly eight months into the Matter smart home protocol rollout and there are still some gotchas. I figured we'd have some initial pain points to deal with but I also thought that by now, some or all of them would have been addressed. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Amazon Echo, Apple, google, Google Home, homekit, HomePod mini, Matter, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi

Matter 1.1 is here, but it’s not a big deal

May 18, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

The first update to the Matter smart home interoperability standard is here. When the Matter standard launched in October of last year, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) promised that it would release updates every six months or so. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: CSA, Matter

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