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Shelly Plug Gen4 adds Matter, energy monitoring, and full local control to a low cost smart plug that works with HomeKit and other major ecosystems.

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Matter 1.4.1 implements a handful of new features to ease new-device setup. Multi-device QR code setup will let you add a whole box of smart home devices while only scanning a single QR code. NFC ...

ZDNET's key takeaways The new Shelly Plug Gen4 just launched for $20.This new device offers smart features with a strong ...

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The Matter standard has received the 1.4.1 update, which includes a series of improvements and optimizations specifically designed to eliminate most of the pitfalls you encounter when setting up ...

The new Honeywell Home X8S has been officially unveiled and, while it has all the usual smart-thermostat tricks, that’s not ...

When my family moved homes, we lost our smart home set up, and my family was surprisingly lost without it. Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and ...