IKEA’s new smart home range is here – but do you need a hub to make it work?

So, here’s the short answer – yes, you do. All Matter-enabled products need a smart home hub to work. IKEA hasn’t confirmed ...
Gear Patrol on MSN

Ikea Just Launched a Bunch of Affordable Gadgets You’ll Actually Use

There’s also a simple smart plug — called the Grillplats smart plug — which can be used to remotely control things like lamps ...

IKEA just dropped 21 new Matter-compatible smart home gadgets – here are my favourites

IKEA has just launched 21 Matter-compatible smart home products, including both brand new releases and upgrades to existing ...
Stuff

Here’s why you’ll want to have Ikea’s latest smart gadgets in your home

Ikea has just announced more than 20 new smart home devices for next year, all of which ship with Matter support .
Forbes

What To Expect From Google’s Big October Hardware Launch

UPDATE: Hardware now all official, read all about it here. The long wait for some new Google Home hardware is almost over, with the tech giant set to unveil a bunch of new smart home gadgets Wednesday ...
The Washington Post

Your old Google smart home gadgets are about to get chattier. Here’s why.

Google’s first AI assistant has all but disappeared from new smartphones, but it still lives on in smart homes across the country — for a little longer, anyway. Starting this month, Google says it ...