We’re one step closer to a smart home that can manage Thread border routers from different manufacturers. Samsung SmartThings now supports “two-way Thread network unification,” its fancy way of saying ...

Smart home manufacturer Aqara announced a series of new Matter-compatible smart home products at CES this week, including a Matter-compatible hub, a smart plug with an integrated Thread border router, ...

Users of the Homey Pro ($399) smart home hub (2023 release) will be happy to hear that the manufacturer has released a software update that activates its previously dormant Thread radio, enabling ...

Aqara highlighted new HomeKit-enabled smart-home devices at CES 2024 Monday in Las Vegas — the new Hub M3, Border Router Plug and Smart Lock U300 — plus an AI chatbot interface for the Aqara Home App.

The new Matter-ready, Thread-enabled smart home hub is coming next month and costs €59.99 The new Matter-ready, Thread-enabled smart home hub is coming next month and costs €59.99 It looks like Ikea’s ...

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 ...

Couldn't the Hue bridge software run in a container on a Matter/Thread border router with Raspberry Pi-like computing resources? (It's ridiculous how well Docker runs on my Pi 4.) With thus a lower ...

Followed by two Matter-over-Thread sensors and a new multi-protocol Hub M3 — Aqara is on the way to having 160 Matter-compatible devices. Followed by two Matter-over-Thread sensors and a new ...