The affordable Aqara Hub M2 supports up to 128 Zigbee devices, and it has an integrated infrared blaster. But in some respects, Aqara locks you into its own ecosystem. The Aqara Hub M2 is an ...

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Aqara launches the Thermostat Hub W200, Camera Hub G350, U400 next-gen smart lock, and new spatial sensors at CES 2026 ...

Xiaomi has released the Smart Home Hub 2 in some European markets. The Xiaomi Smart Home Hub 2 supports Bluetooth, Bluetooth Mesh, and ZigBee protocols. It is also more powerful than its predecessor, ...

Smart home platforms are like the famous xkcd comic. Every new one is designed to become the “one ring,” but it usually becomes just another standard to follow. Homey Pro attempts to bridge that gap ...

I picked Aqara’s Smart Lock U400 and Roborock’s Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall best smart home gadgets from CES 2026 ...

That's where Zigbee comes in to literally save the day. When shopping around for smart home products, you'll likely see a sea ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." These smart hubs first arrived in the form of smart speakers, such as the Amazon Echo and Google Nest.

I’m a smart home nerd. That’s a given after running a smart home-focused website for nearly a decade and testing pretty much every platform, system and setup available. As such, people often ask me ...

IKEA is in the midst of rolling out a new lineup of smart home devices, ditching Zigbee in favor of Matter over Thread.

If you would like to start your journey by setting up your own home automation system, Zigbee, offers a robust wireless protocol, and has been transforming the way we control and automate our homes.