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When is Apple HomeKit going to fix its broken Matter experience?

March 8, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 10 Comments

This should be an exciting time. Officially certified Matter devices are arriving and becoming available. So the promise of simple device onboarding and support for multiple smart home ecosystems is here, right? Not so much if you're an Apple HomeKit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Android, Apple, Eve, Google Home, homekit, HomePod mini, Matter, Matter controller, Meross, smart home, Tapo

How to name your smart home devices in the age of Matter

February 27, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel 7 Comments

Now that the official Matter rollout has come and gone, more and more new devices will start to support the multiplatform standard. So too will some older smart home products, with software upgrades. If you were a bit casual or cute with your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Eve, google, Matter, Philips Hue, TP-Link

Podcast: CES has more Matter and many voices

January 5, 2023 by Stacey Higginbotham 6 Comments

Kevin and I are at CES 2023 this week and eager for the show floor to open to see all of the new and crazy gear. But before we see the show floor, we had to slog through the planned news and media events, which we're talking about in this week's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: adt, AI, Amazon, Amazon Sidewalk, Arlo, CES 2023, Cync, Eve, Gimmy Chu, Google Nest, Govee, Home Assistant, Josh, Lutron, Masonite, Matter, Nanoleaf, Ring, samsung, Silicon Labs, Thread

Podcast: Matter upgrades aren’t ready for prime time

December 22, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

We tried Matter for the first time late last week, and have a lot to share with our listeners about what we and other journalists learned through the process. The early verdict is that most people should not update for a while because the process is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, Anker, ARM, athom, CSA, Eufy, Eve, Homey, irobot, Matter, Notion, Pepper, raspberry pi, Silicon Labs, z-wave alliance

Amazon now supports Matter on Echo devices

December 19, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

Amazon says it has started supporting the Matter smart home interoperability protocol over Wi-Fi on many of its Echo devices effective Monday. The online retailer had said last month that it planned to launch Matter support using Wi-Fi on lights, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, Apple, Eve, google, homekit, Matter, SmartThings, Thread

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