The best Zigbee and Matter smart bulbs for Home Assistant in 2026 — local control, no cloud, EU market focus.
Best Zigbee Coordinators for Home Assistant (2026)
SLZB-06, Sonoff ZBDongle-E, SkyConnect, and more — the best Zigbee coordinators for Home Assistant compared and ranked.
Zigbee 4.0 and Suzi: Zigbee Returns
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) made a truly significant announcement today, November 18, 2025, introducing the Zigbee 4.0 connectivity standard, along with the technology’s brand new, long-range Sub-GHz brand name, Suzi. This move…
The Smart Home of the Future: Alexa+ and the New Amazon Echo Devices Bring AI to Life
Just five years ago, it was still science fiction that our AI-powered smart home would not only execute automations and voice commands in the background, but truly converse with us,…
The Swiss Army Knife of Shutter Switches
Aqara has once again delivered a product that many of us here in Europe have been waiting for. They have introduced the Shutter Switch H2 EU, a smart switch specifically…
IFA 2025: Shelly Innovations
Alright, guys, Shelly just hit it out of the park at IFA 2025 – and not just in any way! I confess there’s always a buzz when the big players…