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Do Matter devices support smart energy management?

January 18, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

Eve Energy Plug

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast episode, we took a call from our Voicemail hotline segment with a question about energy monitoring and Matter. Billy currently uses smart plugs and outlets from Etekcity and TP-Link. As Billy preps for Matter … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: energy monitoring, Etekcity, Eve Home, Matter, smart outlets, smart plugs, TP-Link

How my first Matter upgrade experience went

December 16, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 14 Comments

After three years of waiting, I finally upgraded some of my smart home devices to Matter. I was ultimately successful but there were some twists and turns to navigate. To be fair, the Matter rollout is literally happening right now. And some of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, Eve Home, google assistant, Google Home, Matter, smart home, Thread

Matter is now official!

October 4, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 9 Comments

The Connectivity Standards Alliance has certified and released the first version of the Matter smart home interoperability protocol Tuesday and I couldn't be happier. This means that member companies can now put their devices through the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, CSA, Eve Home, google, Matter, samsung, Signify

Matter is almost here, so should you upgrade devices now or later?

August 17, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 3 Comments

Matter logo

On our recent IoT Podcast, we took a question that Chris left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. And Chris isn't the only one with this question as we're receiving it more often these days. Chris is ready to migrate his smart home hub to something new and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple, CSA, Eve Home, homekit, Matter, Philips Hue, smart home, Thread

A transition plan from Insteon to HomeKit (and Matter!)

June 7, 2022 by Kevin C. Tofel 11 Comments

On our latest IoT Podcast episode, we take a question that Ron left on our IoT Voicemail Hotline. Ron has used various smart home technologies for 30 years; the latest platform in his home is Insteon. With Insteon effectively shutting down its cloud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: Apple HomeKit, Apple iOS, Eve Home, Insteon, Matter, smart home, Thread, Wi-Fi, z-wave, zigbee

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