Matter is the new universal communication standard for smart homes designed to end interoperability challenges. With Matter, brands have a common language for designing smart home products. This makes it easier for consumers to choose, install, connect and control multiple smart home devices from diff...
Matter 1.0 launches with eight authorized test labs for companies that plan to buy in. For its initial release, Matter will run over Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and networking protocol Thread using Bluetooth Low Energy, with support for a handful of common smart home products like lighting and electrical,...
“Matter will remove the limitations that the smart home has struggled with for quite some time, opening up a world of possibilities. With accelerated time-to-market on Matter-enabled products, developers will be able to focus on ways to add value to the #smarthome, innovating in ways that...
The Matter smart home standard is a powerful communication protocol that can smooth things over in many ways. Here is how smart home software developers and hardware providers can benefit from Matter: Ease of use. A user is more likely to enjoy their smart home system if it operates with Mat...
“I might not even call it a smarter home, or a smart home, because it is really just home,” says Töreman. “It is the evolution of home.” The Matter-ready Dirigera hub The new Dirigera hub stands 2.7cm high with an 11.2cm diameter, making it about half as tall and ever so...
While smart home devices make our lives more convenient, competing smart home standards complicate how we interact with our appliances, thermostats, home assistants and other connected devices at home. Enter the Matter smart home standard, which ensures
Leveraging the open-source connectivity standard Matter, smart home solutions integrate seamlessly into easy-to-use, interoperable, reliable, and secure,
If you're a smart home user, you may be familiar with 'Matter' but don't quite understand what it does. We'll cover what Matter is and how it affects your smart home products.
Matter 1.4 Features Better Interoperability Amazon The Matter standard is made to solve one of the major problems with smart home technology. Currently, there are three major platforms—Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa. You’ll need to purchase a smart home device, like a smart doo...
For example, with the Matter protocol enabled, you could buy any supported smart bulb (regardless of brand) and operate it with Amazon’s Alexa or Apple's Siri. Or you could control any smart device in your home with a single app that uses Matter. ...