As a smart home user, you've probably heard multiple mentions of Thread, Zigbee, and Matter from different companies, and seen all three names printed on boxes for smart home devices or in their ...

So you want a smart home. Great! But where do you start? With so many platforms, assistants, hubs and protocols out there, it can get confusing quickly. Here's what you need to know if you're ready to ...

Chris is the former Editor of Pocket-lint. He has been a technology journalist since 2008 and has covered the rise of Android and reviewed just about every important device along the way. Chris lives ...

Mixing brands is such a great benefit you need to take advantage of.

There’s no shortage of networking technology designed to connect devices wirelessly, but one way is perhaps the most people (even if you don’t know it yet). That would be Zigbee, a global ...

Adam has a degree in Engineering, having always been fascinated by how tech works. Tech websites have saved him hours of tearing his hair out on countless occasions, and he enjoys the opportunity to ...

With virtually nothing in the way of extra features, this simplistic dimmer just doesn’t measure up to the competition. Zigbee adherents don’t have a dramatic number of products with which to outfit ...

One layer too many.

Zigbee 4.0 devices will support direct setup from a smartphone and Sub-GHz wireless bands to increase their range. Zigbee 4.0 devices will support direct setup from a smartphone and Sub-GHz wireless ...