Tag: Smart home
7 essays on Smart home from our IoT engineering team.
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BLE Mesh, Thread, and Zigbee compared for product teams in 2026 — protocol fit, ecosystem support, Matter compatibility, and the trade-offs we weigh on real projects.
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Why and how to design a local-first smart-home product in 2026 — architecture patterns, trade-offs vs cloud-first, and the engineering reality at the product level.
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A 2026 guide to certifying a smart-home product — FCC, CE, UL, BLE-SIG, Matter — what each is, what it costs, what it takes, and how to schedule it.
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Designing per-plug energy monitoring in smart plugs — accuracy class, calibration, the chips that work, and what level of accuracy is actually achievable in a $20 product.
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How to integrate IoT products with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri/HomeKit in 2026 — Matter-first patterns, cloud skill alternatives, and the trade-offs that matter.
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Why the smart-home category is moving back toward local-first architectures, and what that means for engineering teams building consumer connected products.
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A practical assessment of Matter and Thread for product teams — what works, what is still rough, and when it is the right call for your connected device.
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