Matter promised to fix smart homes, but created a worse mess instead
Jasmine Mannan Apr 15, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Jasmine Mannan Apr 15, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…To make other protocols work, you need to plug in additional hardware. Like a USB-based Zigbee Coordinator . A Bluetooth adapter for BLE devices. Or use a specific ESP32 board to turn…
Jasmine Mannan Apr 24, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…the smart home via the NSPanel Pro Gen2. ZigBee 3.0 devices from both Sonoff and third-party manufacturers are supported. The hardware includes two microphones for voice commands. The RK3326-S…
…Although the ESP32-C5 dual-band WiFi 6 SoC was announced back in 2022 , hardware makers have been waiting for stable software support. With the release of ESP-IDF v6.0, the…
…The Echo Show 11 supports Zigbee, Matter, and Thread Border Router protocols, enabling you to integrate and control compatible lighting, thermostats, security cameras, and other products directly from the screen or via…
The ESP32-C5 C-ITS receiver project is an open-source hardware board that gathers data over 802.11p V2X communication from nearby traffic lights, public transportation (buses, trams…), trucks, cars, motorcycles…
Morse Micro, an Australian company with a strong push to make Wi-Fi Halow a reality, today announces its latest hardware supporting the wireless standard with an ultra-long range: the MM8108…
…The hardware on the Max is nicer than that of prior models, and being that it’s the first Echo speaker with a separate tweeter and woofer, it also sounds noticeably better…
…The overall features and hardware design of the reTerminal D1001 are fairly close to the 8-inch version of the Waveshare ESP32-P4-WIFI6-Touch-LCD “tablet” , and can also be viewed…