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

The prospect of smart home products all seamlessly working together across ecosystems is an idea we've been sold for years. In the early days of smart home ecosystems, everything operated ...

Matter promised an end to walled gardens and ecosystem lock-in. It promised to make a smart home device, like a lock, ...

Last month's Ikea's announcement of more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread devices felt like a much-needed breakthrough moment for the high-profile smart home standard. If Ikea—a brand with a broad, not ...