From X10 to Matter: The smart home evolves again

By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) The new standard Matter will enable easy, secure communication between smart home brands and devices — and existing devices may be able to be updated to support it.Apple has once again played a key role in the making of an industry-wide standard.Although we are still in the early era of modern “smart home” accessories and integration, the first adopters of such technologies have long been aware that devices from one company may — or may not — work with another company’s devices. …

Source:: Apple Insider