Learn how Thread border routers connect your low-power mesh network to Wi-Fi, and discover which everyday devices already ...

As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and ...

The Thread Group will be fixing one of the largest adoption issues of Matter as a smart home standard, by making Thread border routers work nicely as one larger network. One of the problems with using ...

There’s finally some good news for anyone battling multiple Thread networks while using Matter devices in their smart home — as long as you’re the patient type. According to Matter Alpha, the tvOS 26 ...

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, ...

At CES 2023, GL.iNet will display its GL-S200 Thread border router, a miniature and versatile device for connecting to various smart-home devices, or for mass device connectivity in smart buildings.

Nanoleaf kicked off 2022 by announcing that its light panels with Thread border routers would soon work with Thread-enabled HomeKit devices. Those plans have now been delayed until later this year.

IKEA Matter-over-Thread devices now connect directly to SmartThings, with bulbs at $5.99. Samsung TVs already contain the ...

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.

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 ...

Though Thread and Matter-based devices are gradually going mainstream, dedicated hubs, or routers to manage them remain expensive. If you are a DIY enthusiast like me, you can create an OpenThread ...

After three months of testing IKEA's new Matter over Thread smart home devices, here are the top three products worth buying ...