The Matter and Thread standards are supposed to ensure that a huge range of smart home devices can work seamlessly together, mirroring the benefits offered by HomeKit compatibility. But this isn’t the ...

The Matter 1.4 update makes good on some old promises from the smart-home tech standard. The smart home industry’s universal technology standard, Matter, will get a significant update that could make ...

Nest introduced OpenThread today, an open-source reference code implementation of the Thread networking protocol. With OpenThread, Nest aims to make the wireless connection technology used in its ...

Thread is a low-power, low-bandwidth mesh networking protocol for IoT technologies developed by Thread Group. Thread Group is an alliance established in July 2014 that includes Google's Nest Labs, ...

Smart home company Airversa has debuted the Purelle, a new air purifier that's compatible with both Apple HomeKit and the Thread standards. The Airversa Purelle Smart Air Cleaner is a smart home air ...

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