Plume, once of SuperPods mesh fame, is now a Wi-Fi software specialist and its OpenSync open-source framework powers millions ...

The smart home vision is a bold one, but it doesn’t appeal to everyone. “Some people just want a light switch,” as a colleague recently put it. But many of the drawbacks of a modern smart home can be ...

Designed by Guimpt in Spain, the IoT HDMI Switch is an ESP32-C3-based open-source HDMI switch that integrates with Home ...

The free and open-source smart home platform Home Assistant got another vote of confidence today, with the IoT manufacturer Xthings announcing that its Ultraloq U-Bolt series of Z-Wave smart deadbolts ...

There are a few very different pathways to building a product, and we gotta applaud the developers taking care to take the open-source path. Today’s highlight is [Mentra], who is releasing ...

SONOFF iHost is a standalone smart home hub featuring a quad-core Cortex-A55 processor, 2GB RAM, 8GB eMMC storage, and built-in Zigbee, Matter-ready Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, microphone, and speaker ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. San Francisco-based startup Mentra has raised $8 million to ...

After supporting Matter in beta since 2023, the open-source smart home platform is now officially certified as a Matter Controller. This won’t make a jot of difference for users, says founder Paulus ...

Reolink has become the first security camera manufacturer to obtain Works With Home Assistant certification for its Wi-Fi home security cameras. This means Reolink’s cameras—not including its 4G ...

How the Matter standard helps create a more interoperable smart home. How does Matter work? The incorporation of machine learning into smart devices. Life in the home is constantly changing as a ...