Smart home devices seem to be everywhere, but all those gadgets need a way to talk to each other. You may have heard about Thread and wondered what it actually does. This post is here to help clear ...

You’ve maybe seen the “Thread” brand on the occasional smart home appliance, like the last Apple HomePod Mini. Understanding what exactly Thread entails and what it can do for your set-up can shape ...

IKEA is in the midst of rolling out a new lineup of smart home devices, ditching Zigbee in favor of Matter over Thread.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Thread 1.4 spec arrives today with a slew of updates designed to solve the problems the smart home protocol ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Everything you need to know to get your Thread-powered smart plug, light bulb, lock, or motion sensor set up the ...

Thread has the potential to bring Internet Protocol (IP) seamlessly to low-power, constrained, and mesh devices in smart-home and smart-building settings. The ability to power the Internet of Things ...

Apple aficionados will enjoy the streamlined setup of Wemo’s new smart plug, but Alexa and Google Assistant fans will be left cold. Belkin’s Wemo division has been pumping out smart plugs and other ...

Wemo’s new dimmer supports HomeKit and Thread and installs easily, but it’ll cost you (and it’s not Matter certified). Apple-centric homeowners have more choices than ever when it comes to outfitting ...

Wemo's latest HomeKit smart plug carries a small price tag but boasts Thread connectivity for rapid response times and excellent home coverage. At CES 2022, Belkin made a few HomeKit announcements. It ...

It was July 2014 when Nest and Samsung announced they were teaming up to form the Thread Group, which would regulate a new low-power, mesh-network protocol, Thread. What that means is that the ...

In addition to controlling whatever device is plugged into it, an Eve Energy smart plug can act as a Thread border router, forming a bridge between your Thread network and your primary home network ...