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

Thread is a promising way for all of your smart home devices to connect to one another. With a bit of foresight, you can build a network that’s extra-responsive and doesn’t require a dedicated ...

HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HooRii Technology is proud to announce that the HRN71 (MTD+WED) module has achieved Thread 1.4 certification. Devices using this module can now add and ...

With the update, slated to arrive in the first quarter of 2022, Nanoleaf’s Shapes, Elements, and Lines lights will be the first non-Apple Thread border routers capable of working with ...

Smart home devices that connect over Thread should have a much more stable network thanks to Thread 1.4 support in tvOS 26. Thread is an IP-based wireless protocol that connects primarily smart home ...

When it comes to the smart home, it’s fair to say that Apple’s in third place. A distant third place. Google (with its Nest products and Google Assistant) and Amazon (with its Echo products and Alexa ...

Thread provides many substantial benefits over existing connectivity options, and now that Apple has added it to HomePod mini, it is poised to be a game-changer for the HomeKit platform. Here's why.