Meanwhile, the touch-sensitive controller that snaps onto an Elements installation has a surprise under the hood: a Thread border router that can connect other Thread-enabled devices to the internet.

Toronto-based smart lighting company Nanoleaf announced that its Shapes and Elements panels would become Thread border routers. Thread, for those unfamiliar, is a wireless connectivity protocol ...

A company spokesperson told TechHive that it will roll out an update Thursday that enables Thread border router functionality for Nanoleaf’s Shapes and Elements panels. “There was a bit of delay for ...

Nanoleaf today announced the addition of Thread Border Router technology to the Nanoleaf Shapes and Elements Controllers, with the functionality available through a firmware update in the Nanoleaf app ...

Since this article was published, Nanoleaf reached out to MacRumors to explain that the information was incorrectly shared early in Europe, and that Thread Border Router support will be in fact be ...

Accessory maker Nanoleaf this week rolled out initial support for the Thread connectivity standard, enabling its Shapes and Elements light panel controllers to act as Border Routers. With Border ...