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Aqara has unveiled a new range of smart lighting products at IFA, including floor lamps, outdoor lights, and updated LED strips, all compatible with Matter through Thread connectivity.

Philips Hue introduces a $40 module to integrate Nanoleaf wall panels into its ecosystem, enabling control via the Hue app and support for Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Thread protocols.

Homey has launched the Homey Portal, a touchscreen smart home controller designed to simplify device management with intuitive controls and broad compatibility for over 70,000 devices.

This paper presents an experimental comparison between Zigbee and Matter over Thread, evaluating scalability, responsiveness, and fault tolerance in smart home IoT deployments, finding Zigbee has lower overhead and faster route recovery while Matter over Thread scales better.

SwitchBot announces the Battery Circulator Fan 2 Pro with Matter support, 70-hour battery life, and high wind speed for $119.99.

Philips Hue is rolling out a firmware update that allows its Matter-over-Thread smart bulbs to simultaneously run both Thread and Zigbee, enabling direct connection to Matter ecosystems while staying linked to the Hue Bridge, using Silicon Labs' concurrent multiprotocol technology.

Google Home is getting an update that improves facial recognition by using clothing and body size to identify people, and can now recognize specific sounds like dog barking or alarms in video event descriptions.

Philips Hue launches wired wall modules that let non-smart lights work in the Hue ecosystem, plus new Play lamps and Matter-over-Thread candle bulbs.

Thread Group announces Thread Direct, a new feature that allows users to set up Thread-powered smart home devices using only a phone with a Thread radio, eliminating the need for a Thread border router during initial setup.

Schlage's Sense Pro smart lock with UWB hands-free unlocking launches June 29 for $399, supporting Apple Home Key and Aliro standard via Matter over Thread.

Apple and Google are updating their smart home streaming devices (Apple TV and Google TV Streamer) to support Thread 1.4, which enables credential sharing for Thread border routers, improving smart home network unification.