Ikea's Big Smart Home Push Arrives With 21 New Matter Devices (forbes.com)
(Friday November 07, 2025 @05:00AM (BeauHD)
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- News link: https://mobile.slashdot.org/story/25/11/07/0112202/ikeas-big-smart-home-push-arrives-with-21-new-matter-devices
- Source link: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paullamkin/2025/11/06/ikeas-big-smart-home-push-arrives-with-21-new-matter-devices/
The Scandinavian furniture giant has [1]unveiled 21 new ultra-affordable Matter-over-Thread smart home devices across three launch segments: lighting, sensors, and control. With prices starting at just a few dollars, Ikea is pushing hard to replace its old Zigbee lineup and become a serious player in the Matter ecosystem. Forbes reports:
> Back to the 21 new devices specifically and they are all native Matter ones though, so you don't actually need Ikea's hub to get involved, as Matter controllers from other brands will be able to sync them up to your existing smart home platform as well; provided that Matter controller also doubles up as a Thread border router. The good news is that many existing devices you may already have in your house - think Apple HomePod mini, Google Nest Hub Max, most of the recent Amazon Echo range, SmartThings hubs and even some Eero routers - all do.
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> This being Ikea, there are some quirky names involved... the new lineup starts with the Kajplats smart bulb range, with eleven bulbs in total, covering everything from compact spotlights to large decorative globes. They come in a mix of shapes, brightness levels, and finishes, with options for full-color control or just tunable white light. Ikea says each model now offers a wider intensity range and smoother dimming compared to the outgoing Tradfri lineup.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/paullamkin/2025/11/06/ikeas-big-smart-home-push-arrives-with-21-new-matter-devices/
> Back to the 21 new devices specifically and they are all native Matter ones though, so you don't actually need Ikea's hub to get involved, as Matter controllers from other brands will be able to sync them up to your existing smart home platform as well; provided that Matter controller also doubles up as a Thread border router. The good news is that many existing devices you may already have in your house - think Apple HomePod mini, Google Nest Hub Max, most of the recent Amazon Echo range, SmartThings hubs and even some Eero routers - all do.
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> This being Ikea, there are some quirky names involved... the new lineup starts with the Kajplats smart bulb range, with eleven bulbs in total, covering everything from compact spotlights to large decorative globes. They come in a mix of shapes, brightness levels, and finishes, with options for full-color control or just tunable white light. Ikea says each model now offers a wider intensity range and smoother dimming compared to the outgoing Tradfri lineup.
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/paullamkin/2025/11/06/ikeas-big-smart-home-push-arrives-with-21-new-matter-devices/
IKEA is usually decent (Score:2)
by AmiMoJo ( 196126 )
IKEA stuff is usually decent quality, and being a big popular brand is usually well supported too. Using Matter means no internet connection needed, should work with Home Assistant.
Hopefully this shakes up the market a bit and drives down costs. Their air purifiers are good too, and are disrupting the market with their much lower prices.
Is Matter open ? (Score:1)
I would like a good, open smart home solution.
One that can't be made obsolete when the manufacturers get bored with it.
One that doesn't route everything through Chinese or *any* external servers.
One that open source hardware and software developers don't have to pay a license fee to make stuff for.
Does Matter meet my requirements ?