Naturally, you’ll need a Home Assistant server for this to work. The platform is free and open-source, and runs on just about anything. If you want an instant turnkey solution, consider Home Assistant ...

Ikea is making big changes to its smart home lineup, introducing 20 new devices supporting Matter-over-Thread that will work with HomeKit without needing an intermediary hub. Homeowners wanting smart ...

The Matter standard was created by the Connectivity Standards Alliance as a way of ensuring that any smart home device will work in any ecosystem. It’s supported by Apple, Amazon, Google, and Samsung, ...

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IKEA started out as a mail-order business in 1943 out of a small rural town in Sweden. Today, it's the world's largest home-furnishing retailer that sells everything from furniture you have to put ...

Ikea already had a surprisingly robust smart home catalog, offering smart blinds, light switches, air purifiers, and a handful of other popular gadgets. It’s now grown even more enticing, as the ...

On the latest HomeKit Insider Podcast episode, we get into the new Aqara doorbell, break down Ikea's master Matter and Thread plan, talk about the Kef XIO soundbar, and more! This past week, Samsung ...

The IKEA BADRING water leakage sensor is one of the trio of smart sensors IKEA launched last year, and it’s definitely left its mark. Priced at just £9/€9.99, it can literally detect a hidden water ...

When you want to organize your home, you may naturally head to IKEA for cute, cheap, and affordable storage solutions. And while it makes sense to go to their storage & organization section for ...