▲ 124 ▼ How AI broke the smart home in 2025 (www.theverge.com) submitted 10 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pipe01@programming.dev 14 points 10 months ago (3 children) https://xkcd.com/927/ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago When you know which xkcd it is before you click it... permalink fedilink source parent [–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) There's an xkcd for everything, isn't there. Its not wrong, but the major attraction to Matter is it must allow devices to operate locally (not tying them to cloud services that die every internet outrage, or permanently when the service retires), and it's an application-layer protocol. Meaning it can operate over WiFi, Ethernet, or Thread. Many existing smart home hubs have been able to program support for Matter and simply send out an OTA update to add certified Matter support. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Don’t forget device profiles! It’s not enough for a device to be on the network but also that it must operate like expected and with the same calls. Instead of making up what constitutes “on” for a light switch and require vendor specific drivers, the device profile defines “on” and all light switches must support that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago When you know which xkcd it is before you click it... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 child) There's an xkcd for everything, isn't there. Its not wrong, but the major attraction to Matter is it must allow devices to operate locally (not tying them to cloud services that die every internet outrage, or permanently when the service retires), and it's an application-layer protocol. Meaning it can operate over WiFi, Ethernet, or Thread. Many existing smart home hubs have been able to program support for Matter and simply send out an OTA update to add certified Matter support. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Don’t forget device profiles! It’s not enough for a device to be on the network but also that it must operate like expected and with the same calls. Instead of making up what constitutes “on” for a light switch and require vendor specific drivers, the device profile defines “on” and all light switches must support that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Don’t forget device profiles! It’s not enough for a device to be on the network but also that it must operate like expected and with the same calls. Instead of making up what constitutes “on” for a light switch and require vendor specific drivers, the device profile defines “on” and all light switches must support that! permalink fedilink source parent