Why Smart Homes Finally Just Work (Thanks to Matter) - DTNS Weekend

About this episode

Richard Gunther discusses how Matter and Thread are making smart home devices easier to use.

IKEA and Samsung just partnered—but that’s not the real story. Richard Gunther explains how Matter and Thread finally make smart home devices plug-and-play, no platform decisions required. Featuring Tom Merritt and Richard Gunther. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tom Merritt

Guest: Richard Gunther

Topics covered

• smart homes
• Matter
• Thread
• technology
• plug-and-play
• IKEA
• Samsung

Keywords

• smart home
• Matter
• Thread
• IKEA
• Samsung
• plug-and-play
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IKEA, Samsung, Matter, Thread

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