Of course, a wave of Matter-compatible products followed its launch, but that still meant many smart home users were stuck ...

There’s a new update for the smart home-unifying Matter specification, but a crucial class of smart home products still ...

The first public release of Matter was in late 2022, but compatible systems didn't get support until the following year. Now, ...

Say goodbye to (some) smart home woes. New user-facing features are coming to Matter that will make it easier than ever to set up your smart home and circumvent some of the more finicky, frustrating ...

Finally, we’re learning about a general change to the hardware onboarding process, with a more integrated option for agreeing ...

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More info. Samsung has been showing off a smart home robot named “Ballie” since at least 2020 as a fun, but silly concept. The idea behind Ballie is to give your home a robotic pet that can ...