What Happened
Ikea’s new smart bulbs, sensors, and remotes use Matter-over-Thread to connect to any compatible ecosystem — including Apple Home and Amazon Alexa.
Why It Matters
| Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ikea's new Matter-over-Thread products were supposed to prove that the smart home could be cheap, accessible, and reliable.
Key Details
- The highly anticipated line – which includes sensors, remotes, smart plugs, air-quality monitors, and smart bulbs – has most everything you need to build a smart home, with prices starting at $6.
- It's an exciting idea, but it's still not ready for primetime.
- When I first got the Ikea devices in January, I had a lot of problems connecting them to my main platform, Apple Home.
- And it turned out I was not alone.
Background Context
Ikea’s new smart bulbs, sensors, and remotes use Matter-over-Thread to connect to any compatible ecosystem — including Apple Home and Amazon Alexa. In theory. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ikea's new Matter-over-Thread products were supposed to prove that the smart home could be cheap, accessible, and reliable. The highly anticipated line – which includes sensors, remotes, smart plugs, air-quality monitors, and smart bulbs – has most everything you need to build a smart home, with prices starting at $6. It's an exciting idea, but it's still not ready for primetime. When I first got the Ikea devices in January, I had a lot of problems connecting them to my main platform, Appl
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Source: The Verge – Original Link
Source: The Verge
