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IKEA Unveils Huge Lineup of New Smart Home Toys

Tim November 6, 2025 1

IKEA announced a total of 21 new Matter-enabled smart home products this week, ranging from motion sensors to temperature/humidity sensors. We didn't get specific launch dates or pricing for each product, but we do know they are coming to an IKEA store near...

Google Working to Take Google Home Offline, Meaning Functionality Even Without Internet

Tim April 1, 2024 10

As it stands, Google Home functionality like turning on a lightbulb, requires an internet connection. This is ultimately due to the command being routed to Google's servers and then beamed back to your home. But what if we could skip the middleman? This is...

Yeelight Brings Music Flow Feature to New Smart Cubes

Tim June 15, 2023 3

Catch our Father's Day Gift Guide this year? Inside, you may have seen we highlighted Yeelight's new Smart Cubes, a modular light system that's quite nifty and powered by Matter. I use a set in my living room as a dedicated clock and it looks pretty sweet....

Matter Arrives on Android, Google Nest Devices

Kellen December 15, 2022 6

The word "Matter" may still be unfamiliar to you today, but it won't be for long if you are at all interested in the smart home space. Matter is here as the universal standard of smart home gadgets across the industry and Google wants you to know that your...

Google Details Matter for Smart Home Devices, the New Industry Standard

Tim May 20, 2021 9

Google is looking to really simplify the smart home experience, not solely for buyers of its own branded products, but virtually all smart home device users. Introduced this week is Matter, a new protocol that Google has developed with other leading tech...