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Low-power mesh networking standard whose border router is required for the Sense Pro's UWB unlocking.
Homey's new Device Updates panel patches Matter, Z-Wave and Zigbee gear from one app. For Matter devices the firmware metadata comes from the certification body's public registry, which any Matter controller can read.
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Ugreen's three-tier hub line tops out at a Jetson Thor box rated up to 2,070 TOPS. Its cheapest model charges roughly seven times more per TOPS than that flagship does. All three are currently half price.
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The Eufy MindBase runs an Anker-built LLM on a hub with up to 48TB of local storage, turning a claim about where your footage goes into something an outsider can measure. Anker has not said what it costs.
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The module carries a full Hue radio stack. That is why it took 18 months of engineering instead of a Matter profile. It also currently switches off the music sync and screen mirroring that owners bought the panels for.
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Hands-free ultra-wideband entry now has more than one vendor. The newer, pricier lock has fewer unlocking options, no fingerprint reader, and no physical key.
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