Accessory maker Nanoleaf this week rolled out initial support for the Thread connectivity standard, enabling its Shapes and Elements light panel controllers to act as Border Routers. With Border ...

With the update, slated to arrive in the first quarter of 2022, Nanoleaf’s Shapes, Elements, and Lines lights will be the first non-Apple Thread border routers capable of working with ...

Meanwhile, the touch-sensitive controller that snaps onto an Elements installation has a surprise under the hood: a Thread border router that can connect other Thread-enabled devices to the internet.

Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of Mac A major Thread networking standard update Tuesday brings the Matter home automation technology standard a step closer for those who already own certain devices.

At CES 2022, Nanoleaf said an upcoming firmware update will make its lighting products the first third-party border routers for HomeKit-over-Thread devices available now and coming out in the future.

The Thread Group will be fixing one of the largest adoption issues of Matter as a smart home standard, by making Thread border routers work nicely as one larger network. One of the problems with using ...

In addition to controlling whatever device is plugged into it, an Eve Energy smart plug can act as a Thread border router, forming a bridge between your Thread network and your primary home network ...