Thread, an open wireless protocol for the Internet of things, is getting a boost from one of its biggest boosters, Google-owned Nest Labs. An IPv6 networking protocol built on the 802.15.4 mesh ...

The Thread protocol offers a robust mesh network designed to solve many of the smart home’s biggest problems. But only if everyone can agree on how to use it. The Thread protocol offers a robust mesh ...

Smart home devices automate many of our daily tasks and make it easy to check in on our home from anywhere in the world. Still, most smart home devices are only compatible with other products made by ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Thread 1.4 spec arrives today with a slew of updates designed to solve the problems the smart home protocol ...

Besides the A5 chip, backlit touch surface, support for stereo speaker setups, Ultra Wideband capability and $100 price tag, there’s something else about the new HomePod Mini that you might not have ...

A little over a decade ago, the big buzzword in home tech was “convergence.” Internet browsers started appearing in refrigerator doors while a host of new companies cropped up offering in-home “media ...

You’ve maybe seen the “Thread” brand on the occasional smart home appliance, like the last Apple HomePod Mini. Understanding what exactly Thread entails and what it can do for your set-up can shape ...

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Thread Group, an industry alliance focused on enabling Internet of Things (IoT) convergence, as well as on addressing challenges involving security, energy footprint and architecture at the network ...

The massive growth of the smart home market has led to problems with competing standards and protocols. The World Economic Forum estimates that more than 130 million households owned a smart home ...

Amazon is bringing support for networking standard Matter to various Echo and eero products in 2023 via the Thread protocol. The company announced a gradual rollout of Matter support in 2022, saying ...

Simplifies product development while supporting 600 Mbps video and data, low-power Thread communication, and users’ need for frictionless, platform-agnostic device setup and interoperability SAN JOSE, ...