From its inception, Matter promised to take the disparate walled gardens of smart home technology and unite them under a single protocol. Its purpose was to allow different ecosystems to interact with ...

Not another damn light bulb. That’s what you might be thinking if you’ve been following smart-home tech for the past decade or, indeed, building out your own fortress of missed connections. The first ...

With its upcoming smart home product range, Ikea is looking to offer shoppers affordable, user-friendly technology. “The aim is not to add technology for its own sake, but to make products that adapt ...

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RIoT Technology is able to track home performance to better inform builders and homeowners about what offers the best return on investment. Smart home technology has been evolving rapidly, driven by ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. But smart homes—and the devices that comprise them—have one enormous downside: privacy. Smart home devices work by allowing access over a network, and ...

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Password management is key for the smart home -- and also a major security vulnerability if passwords get bad or lazy. It can be easy to make password mistakes when first setting up new devices, but ...