MATTER WAS A MAJOR STAR AT CES 2022, BUT CAN IT MAINTAIN ITS SHINE?

Featured in a piece by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy about the Matter smart home standard and the momentum it gained through widespread support by leading smart home brands at CES 2022 in Las Vegas.

All of this gives us a much better feel for what Matter will bring with it when it finally arrives, it’s currently scheduled for June 2022. But let’s take a step back and assess now that CES is over and we’re faced with a bleak mid-winter before Matter gets here.

It seems like there is significant momentum, minimal in-fighting (that we’ve seen), and a clear directive from the consumer and direction for the manufacturers and platforms: We want smart home products to work together. Now make it happen.