Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The long-promised Thread sensor is finally here, but while there are some improvements, Matter’s shortcomings ...

Presence detection finally works in my house, and there isn't a motion sensor involved.

If you're wondering how much energy you can save with motion sensor lights, the answer might surprise you. If cutting down on your home utility bills is important, switching to automatic sensors can ...

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Sensify is a new technology that can turn Zigbee switches, bulbs, and plugs into sensors with a firmware update. This could be how Philips Hue will bring ambient sensing to its smart lights. Sensify ...

Philips Hue used IFA 2025 to debut the Hue Bridge Pro, a major upgrade to its smart home hub. As someone who’s relied on the Hue ecosystem for years, what excites me most about this new bridge is the ...

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With Ambient Sensing, groups of Zigbee devices—like smart lights—can work together to detect motion in a given area. Matter may be the big new thing in the smart home arena, but the old Zigbee ...

Philips Hue and other smart bulbs based on the Zigbee standard could soon act as motion sensors without the need for any additional hardware. This would mean they could automatically switch on when ...

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Presence/motion sensors are one of the best ways to make automations feel more natural, but most of them run on batteries and eventually have to be swapped. That’s one of the main reasons I really ...