ZigBee to the smart home standard ' Matter '. If you have a Matter-compatible smart home hub, you will be able to link IKEA's smart home products with other companies' smart home products. Matter is a ...

The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently announced that IKEA has joined its ...

In its quest to build a range of universal smart home devices, IKEA has replaced its Zigbee lineup with one that uses Matter over Thread. On paper, this makes a lot of sense. In practice, the vision ...

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In January 2026, IKEA intends to launch more than twenty smart home devices built upon the Matter protocol, leveraging Thread technology. These new products, which will include updated versions of ...

IKEA is expanding its lineup of smart home products with three new sensors, all under $10 each. The new sensors look for motion, water, and window activity and work with Google Home, though it lacks ...

DAVIS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), today ...