homeautomation
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Matter, the Smart Home Standard to Unify Us All, Is Finally Live
The smart home standard we’ve been waiting on for what seems like centuries in gadget time is finally here. The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has officially released the Matter 1.0 specification and launched its product certification program.
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WiZ’s Smart Lights Can Detect Your Presence Now — No Motion Sensor Required
Having the lights turn on as soon as you walk into a room is exactly how we envisioned the smart home. But it hasn’t been easy to configure unless you program a routine or a motion sensor around the house to trigger the lights. Signify, the makers behind WiZ and the Philips Hue smart bulbs,…
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Everything You Need to Know from Amazon’s Alexa Live 2022 Event
Amazon is hosting its annual Alexa developers annual conference, called Alexa Live, today. The event will introduce a heaping of new APIs for developers to build with, meaning new abilities coming to an Echo speaker or smart display near you. Many of the tools being introduced are there to drive the idea of Amazon’s Alexa…