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

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

If you’ve ever wondered what your Thread network is actually doing behind the scenes, help is finally on the way. The Thread ...

There's finally a handy app arriving to aid you in setting your smart home Thread mesh network and troubleshooting problems.

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 ...

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 ...

The new feature will let phones with Thread radios onboard devices without needing a border router. The smart home networking ...

Popular smart home device maker Aqara has unveiled three new Matter and Thread accessories at CES today. The incoming devices include the new U300 smart handset lock, the Border Router Plug, and the ...

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 ...

Last week, I ran through the Homey Pro, and I think it’s a fantastic device and ecosystem. Suppose you’ve gotten into where you want HomeKit to do more than it can functionally. In that case, I think ...