Amazon was quick to pledge support for the Matter smart home standard, and now it's clear just when (and if) you can expect the technology to reach your household. The company has confirmed that 17 ...

Amazon's Matter support is reaching some of its older speakers. A new Alexa update turns the second-generation Echo, Echo Dot and Echo Plus into Matter controllers — you don't have to replace the old ...

Amazon today announced that it will be updating 17 of its Echo devices to support the new Matter smart home standard over Wi-Fi next month, according to The Verge. The phased rollout will initially ...

At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Attractive mesh-fabric design ・Volume and mic-mute buttons are much more accessible ・Zigbee ...

The new Echo Dot and Dot with Clock will eventually be able to serve as Eero mesh Wi-Fi nodes. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for ...

Amazon is bringing support for networking standard Matter to various Echo and eero products in 2023 via the Thread protocol. The company announced a gradual rollout of Matter support in 2022, saying ...