Matter Controller News Today

Matter, the Apple, Google, Amazon, and Samsung- supported smart home protocol, launched this week. Here’s a round-up of answers to some of the most common questions around Matter, Thread, border routers, and Matter controllers.

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Samsung used its annual developer conference to announce that its SmartThings smart home is getting a major boost.

And it comes with an 85-inch 8K TV attached! The $8,000 Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV is a Matter Controller, Samsung SmartThings hub, and Thread Border Router, thanks to a new Thread/Zigbee module on board. And it's also a sweet TV. It does make some of the $500 Matter/Thread hubs popping up look like quite the bargain, but I bet they can’t stream Netflix in the same cinematic glory. Note: If you buy something from these links, Vox Media might get affiliate revenue.

The Echo Pop is a new entry into Amazon’s line of smart speakers, but it feels at odds with its own pricing

At $40, the newest entry-level Echo smart speaker is cheaper, smaller, and comes in purple. It doesn’t sound as good as the Echo Dot, but it might find a good spot in your home.

Samsung has updated SmartThings, its smart home app on iOS, with support for the Matter device protocol to help expand device ecosystems.

Samsung has updated SmartThings, its smart home app on iOS, with support for the Matter device protocol to help expand device ecosystems.

NXP made a formal announcement of its adoption of the Matter Standard, using development platforms to simplify and accelerate the standards

NXP Semiconductors has unveiled Matter-enabled development platforms that will simplify and accelerate the creation of Matter devices for smart homes and buildings.