The Shift from Samsung’s Abandonment of Z-Wave: The Battlefield of Smart Home Protocols

The Shift from Samsung's Abandonment of Z-Wave: The Battlefield of Smart Home Protocols

Samsung’s new generation Smart Home Hub 2 has completely abandoned Z-Wave support, a decision that reflects profound changes in the competitive landscape of smart home protocols. Once a mainstream standard, Z-Wave now faces the risk of marginalization, while the emerging Matter protocol attempts to end this long-standing “protocol war”. At this year’s IFA in Berlin, … Read more

HooRii Technology Launches Matter + BLE Dual-Mode Protocol Solution to Facilitate Seamless Compatibility and Upgrades for Smart Devices

HooRii Technology Launches Matter + BLE Dual-Mode Protocol Solution to Facilitate Seamless Compatibility and Upgrades for Smart Devices

“ HooRii Technology’s Matter + BLE dual-mode solution not only provides a smooth upgrade path for the existing BLE ecosystem but also lays a solid foundation for smart device brands to build the Matter ecosystem. ” With the widespread promotion of the Matter standard in the smart home field, the interconnectivity of devices has significantly … Read more

Hezhong Technology Launches Matter + BLE Dual-Mode Protocol Solution to Facilitate Seamless Compatibility and Upgrades for Smart Devices

Hezhong Technology Launches Matter + BLE Dual-Mode Protocol Solution to Facilitate Seamless Compatibility and Upgrades for Smart Devices

(Click the image above to register for consultation) With the widespread promotion of the Matter standard in the smart home field, the interconnectivity of devices has significantly improved. However, during the actual implementation process, issues such as insufficient support for certain Matter features and the transition of the existing BLE ecosystem still exist. Hezhong Technology … Read more

Panasonic’s Latest Bluetooth Module Now in Mass Production with Bluetooth 6.0 Support

Panasonic's Latest Bluetooth Module Now in Mass Production with Bluetooth 6.0 Support

Panasonic Industrial’s PAN B611-1 Bluetooth module is now in mass production, providing exceptional performance and ultra-low power consumption for all Matter applications. This module is based on the powerful Nordic nRF54L15 single-chip controller. The product now supports Bluetooth 6.0 and advanced Bluetooth channel detection features, enabling precise distance measurement and improved wireless communication. The PAN … Read more

How to Quickly Develop Smart Home Devices Compliant with the Matter Standard?

How to Quickly Develop Smart Home Devices Compliant with the Matter Standard?

Matter is an open-source interoperability standard developed by international tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, and Google in collaboration with the CSA Alliance (formerly Zigbee Alliance) for the smart home industry. It allows smart home devices of different categories and brands, operating under various communication protocols, to communicate and control each other within the same … Read more

Micro Robots Self-Organize into Intelligent Swarms Using Sound: Principles, Applications, and Research Breakthroughs

Micro Robots Self-Organize into Intelligent Swarms Using Sound: Principles, Applications, and Research Breakthroughs

Abstract:An international team has developed micro robots that can self-organize into intelligent swarms using sound waves, exhibiting intelligent-like behavior. They are expected to be used in disaster exploration, pollution cleanup, and medical applications in the future. The related findings were published in the journal Physical Review X. Micro Robots Self-Organize into Intelligent Swarms Adrienne Berard … Read more