smart plugs, smart sensors, smart blinds and heating devices from the likes of Eve, Schlage, Aqara, Wemo and Siemans go live with Thread on board and some of these devices are now Matter certified as ...

Here are our picks for the best smart home hub for your home. Whether you’re just starting out or already committed to an ecosystem – we have the right hub for you. Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, ...

Thankfully, we can change this without having to spend hundreds or thousands upgrading everything electronic in our humble abodes with smart plugs. While they're relatively simple devices ...

Whichever appliance it is, they don't have to stay dumb forever as you can simply connect them to smart plugs like Wyze, Wemo, and TP-Link. Smart plugs are designed to help you remotely control ...

Thread is being updated with some useful features, but a smart home that "just works" is still a distant dream.

Named one of our best smart plugs in 2024, Kasa's compact smart plug plays nice with the two major smart home platforms Amazon Alexa and Google Home. This seamless integration provides routines ...

from the Echo Hub to gadgets like smart plugs, lightbulbs, and more. The all-new Echo Hub is exactly what it sounds like: a smart home control panel where you can manage all your connected devices ...

They’ve come down in cost in recent years while also getting much more reliable thanks to technology like Thread and Matter. These smart lighting ... the light bulb. 2. Plug and Play: Plug ...

Far from being a plug-and-play utopia where every smart home device works seamlessly with every other, things have only become more complicated. Thread is yet another addition to that list ...

but we saw smart locks, robotic vacuums, humidifiers, purifiers, and plenty of Find My-enabled devices. IFA also brought us spec updates to two important protocols: Bluetooth 6 and Thread 1.4. We ...

Anyone who’s curious about smart homes will find that installing a smart plug is the easiest and least expensive way to get a feel for how the technology can improve your life. Plug one into ...