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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · 2d ago
Feed: All Latest | WIRED’s Smart Home Ecosystem Guide (2026) by Nena Farrell AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Choosing a smart‑home ecosystem hinges on the voice assistant you already use daily—Alexa, Siri, or Google—since each serves as the hub for controlling lights, locks, thermostats, blinds, and more. Amazon Alexa offers the widest range of speakers and devices, strong family‑profile features, and seamless Ring integration (though Ring’s privacy practices raise concerns); Apple Home works best for iPhone users, providing end‑to‑end encryption and a simple “just works” experience but a smaller, pricier device lineup; Google’s Gemini‑powered assistant integrates neatly with Android phones and Nest products, delivering sleek design and a unified subscription for premium features, though Google is scaling back its own hardware. The new Matter standard now unifies many devices across platforms, reducing the need for multiple apps, but it also ties you more firmly to a single ecosystem. Ultimately, the best system is the one that aligns with the devices you already own and the platform that offers the least friction for everyday use. Read more: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-choose-your-smart-home-ecosystem/ #Matter
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@Gazimoff@gamepad.club · Apr 20, 2026
This means that I can’t set up automations in the Apple Home app like ‘if power consumption drops then send a push notification’. Yes, I can always use Homey or Home Assistant, but that negates the point of trying to keep things on one ecosystem. #ikea #grillplats #smarthome #matter
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@Gazimoff@gamepad.club · Apr 20, 2026

In further IKEA smart home adventures, I also picked up some of the Grillplats smart plugs. There’s both good and bad sides to these…

  • They are seriously cheap.

  • You can get them bundled with a smart switch at a further discount, but they don’t work with each other out of the box.

  • Apple’s Home app won’t give you energy consumption info. For that, you need to use IKEA’s own hub and app (or a third party one like Homey or Home Asst).

#ikea #grillplats #smarthome #matter

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@psfshr@mastodon.me.uk · Apr 14, 2026
Just spent breakfast rebooting the universe as (it looks like) a #HomeAssistant update broke #Matter connectivity. Things seem to be stable now, so 🤞 😡
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@Sapphire_neo@mastodon.com.pl · Feb 25, 2026
理解の意思　Намір порозуміння 汝（相手）に理解する意思が無ければ、 Якщо Ви (інша сторона) не маєте наміру розуміти, https://note.com/poison_raika/n/nd3ae336fa88e <> #you #other #person #intention #understand #matter #hard #try #only #waste #time #effort #human #nature #help
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@gadgetchecks@burningboard.net · Feb 20, 2026
ANGEBOT: MEROSS MATTER-STECKDOSE IM 4ER-PACK MIT STROMMESSUNG JETZT REDUZIERT SICHERN https://gadgetchecks.de/angebot-meross-matter-steckdose-im-4er-pack-mit-strommessung-jetzt-reduziert-sichern/ . . . #schnäppchen #deal #angebot #meross #matter #mattersteckdose #smarthome #smartsteckdose #wlansteckdose #energiemessung #stromverbrauch #stromsparen #technikdeal #preissturz #sonderangebot #smarthomedeal #appsteuerung #sprachsteuerung #dealsuche #sparpreis
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