<story><title>Matter, set to fix smart home standards in 2023, stumbled in the real market</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/matter-was-more-of-a-nice-smart-home-concept-than-useful-reality-in-2023/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dopidopHN</author><text>Also: what is the point?&lt;p&gt;Convenience ? One minute of me debugging a http request to fix my light is evaluated dearly.&lt;p&gt;If that happen once it will offset years of voice light off&amp;#x2F;on and other lazy ass of poor design workaround.</text></item><item><author>LanzVonL</author><text>I just don&amp;#x27;t trust smart home stuff, it all seems like a big data collection nightmare at best, at worst you could have criminals and government nannies both spying on you 24&amp;#x2F;7. I still use incandescent lights though too.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>kayodelycaon</author><text>This. I tried IKEA’s stuff and it drove me bonkers. We’ve had light switches for over 100 years. Why would I want to replace a perfectly good light switch with flaky buttons and smart bulbs that need to be repaired every month?&lt;p&gt;But I still wanted to use Home Assistant to control lights. The solution? Smart light _switches_ and wall plugs.&lt;p&gt;I went with Lutron Caseta wall switches and plug-in dimmers. (Expensive at $60&amp;#x2F;switch.) Lutron has been doing commercial automation for a very long time and it shows.&lt;p&gt;1. They work without any automation. Most dimmable LEDs will work.&lt;p&gt;2. The remotes connect directly to the switches and don’t need a hub.&lt;p&gt;3. The pro hub model connects to home assistant. You can use unpaired remotes as switches. (Using the correct blueprints.)&lt;p&gt;I’ve had this set up for over a year and I’ve yet to replace a battery on the many dozens of remotes I have. And I’ve never had a problem with the switch not working.&lt;p&gt;I get to do all the tinkering I want without breaking my house. :)&lt;p&gt;Note: I do have some Phillips Hue bulbs for color but those are in lamps separate from overhead lighting.</text></comment>
<story><title>Matter, set to fix smart home standards in 2023, stumbled in the real market</title><url>https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/12/matter-was-more-of-a-nice-smart-home-concept-than-useful-reality-in-2023/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dopidopHN</author><text>Also: what is the point?&lt;p&gt;Convenience ? One minute of me debugging a http request to fix my light is evaluated dearly.&lt;p&gt;If that happen once it will offset years of voice light off&amp;#x2F;on and other lazy ass of poor design workaround.</text></item><item><author>LanzVonL</author><text>I just don&amp;#x27;t trust smart home stuff, it all seems like a big data collection nightmare at best, at worst you could have criminals and government nannies both spying on you 24&amp;#x2F;7. I still use incandescent lights though too.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>LanzVonL</author><text>If I want a light to be on, I turn it on. I don&amp;#x27;t go much for mood lighting, I have lamps and overhead lights and depending on the level of illumination I want or need at the time, one, some, or all might be powered up. But I&amp;#x27;ve never thought of getting up from my ass groove on the couch and going over and operating a switch is a huge deal. And I&amp;#x27;m pretty lazy.</text></comment>