The massive growth of the smart home market has led to problems with competing standards and protocols. The World Economic Forum estimates that more than 130 million households owned a smart home ...

Every year, after recovering from CES, I take a step back and evaluate the most influential IoT technology trends. This year’s winner is Matter, a new industry standard for smart home connectivity ...

The Matter protocol involves creating a more streamlined communication pathway for smart home devices. Many major players in the smart home device space are on board with Matter. With an agreed-upon ...

Apple has privately and publicly pledged its support to new smart home standard Matter over its own HomeKit Accessory Protocol, but customer confusion and a staggered rollout has put the damper on ...