A true smart home shouldn't require an app for every routine task; it should simply anticipate your needs, starting with mmWave presence sensors that automate everything from fans and exhaust systems to closet lights.
Buying affordable Matter-compatible gear should be easy, but navigating IKEA's messy smart home aisles is a frustrating ordeal.
Managing five air purifiers across a large home is a chore. Trading manual checks for smart automations completely changed how we breathe.
Smart plugs do more than switch appliances on and off. With energy monitoring, they can trigger automations, send alerts and reveal energy use.
Whether it is VOCs, allergens, or smoke, there are a lot of things in the air that can make an impact on your health. Here are the best Matter-compatible air purifiers to automate your indoor environment and clear out pollutants.
I never thought a fan would be exciting, but battery power and smart automation turned this simple appliance into a vital part of my daily routine.
Most Matter demos are just glorified on/off switches, but I wanted to show what a truly integrated home looks like—so I built one from scratch for the Matter Open Day.
As Matter 1.6 adds complex features, chipmakers face a balancing act. Silicon Labs explains how it’s managing that load with new hardware and SDKs.
Smart thermostats are only as accurate as the single room they occupy. To truly understand your home’s climate, you need to go granular—here is how filling your house with temperature, humidity, and air quality sensors transforms a basic smart home into a truly intelligent one.
As smart home tech moves from the living room to the garden, robot lawn mowers remain a glaring omission. With outdoor automation scaling up, it’s time for the Connectivity Standards Alliance to bring grass cutters into the Matter fold.
The days of flicking light switches in rhythmic patterns to pair devices are finally over. Matter 1.4 has quietly revolutionized smart home commissioning, making setup faster, more reliable, and—most importantly—less frustrating.
If your smart home still relies solely on plugs and bulbs, you’re missing out. Here are five Matter-enabled device categories to level up your automation.
At the inaugural Unify 2026, the industry moved from "can Matter work?" to "what can we build?" Here are the big trends shaping the future of your home.
The IKEA DIRIGERA is more than a simple smart hub. With recent updates, this budget-friendly device has evolved into a full Matter controller and more.
Matter 1.6 is here to fix the frustrations of the early smart home era. With Joint Fabric, NFC onboarding, and smarter thermostats, it’s finally maturing.
Thinking about buying a robot vacuum cleaner? Here is everything you need to know.
Firmware updates have quietly turned IKEA's DIRIGERA from a basic bridge into a capable Matter controller, Thread router, and more.
Your smart home is about to get a lot more intuitive. Matter’s upcoming "Ambient Context" sensor type will finally teach your devices to "see" activity.
IKEA’s PS2026 lamp is an instant hit, but its GU10 base limits smart options. Here are the best Matter bulbs for reading comfort and ambient mood.
Sonos offers great modular smart audio, but hidden tech complexity can ruin your network. Avoid these five costly pitfalls to save time and money.