Matter
The Matter smart home protocol, the new standard that promises to “unite them all,” was finally launched this year. While it’s not an actual gadget, the year in the smart home slowed to a crawl as we all waited for Matter to show up. It was initially supposed to debut in early 2022, but was pushed back to help the standard bake a bit more before every known connected gadget manufacturer had to start switching over its supply chain to support it. We’re still not at the level where Matter-connected devices are freely available on the shelves of your local brick-and-mortar tech store. Expect to see Matter getting even more airtime after CES 2023, where we’ll see all the devices that will connect with it.
– Florence Ion
