Recently [Glen Akins] reported on Bluesky that the Zigbee-based sensor he had made for his garden’s rear gate was still going strong after a Summer and Winter on the original 2450 lithium coin cell.

That means you can use it to tie together your Aqara kit and it will also play nicely with third-party Matter and Thread gear ...

Aqara has been busy as of late. The company announced Matter support for 50 new device types earlier this month, and now it’s ...

I have mine near our kitchen window right now Because it acts as a Zigbee hub, it is a great starting point if you are just getting into HomeKit. You can pair a few low cost Aqara motion sensors ...

On the latest episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, Dan Turk joins to talk through the latest smart home news for the week and review the Aqara G5 Pro camera ...

Before your splurge on high-end smart lights, you may want to consider Ikea's offerings. Here's my take on the ...

Building upon Sony’s innovative motion capture technology, the Mocopi Pro Kit introduces next-generation tracking fidelity with a 12-sensor system, real-time direct PC integration ...

Ikea's sensor prices even beat most budget brands such as Aqara, Sonoff and Thirdreality. Ikea's secret ingredient is that most of its smart lighting devices use the Zigbee smart home protocol ...

Thanks to Home Assistant, however, I don’t need another app or hub. Hub aside, I use a mix of Wi-Fi and Zigbee devices throughout my home. Zigbee is the wireless mesh protocol behind many ...