2023-07-29, 10:45–11:15 (Asia/Taipei), TR 310-1
Language: English
This presentation explores the Matter standard, a promising solution to the interpretability issues among various smart home ecosystems, and its integration with Home Assistant. It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using Matter products within specific ecosystems (Google, Apple, Amazon) versus linking them to Home Assistant. The talk also provides guidance for planning smart home product investments in the upcoming year.
Home Assistant helps bridge the gaps between smart home products from different camps with local control in mind, while the emerging yet promising Matter standard that hoped to resolve a lot of the interpretability challenges of different smart home ecosystems finally released in late 2022. As products that comply with the Matter standard start to appear, Home Assistant has also evolved to provide better support for Matter products. In this session, we will discuss the Matter standard and how it works, the pros and cons of using Matter products on a particular ecosystem (Google / Apple / Amazon) versus connecting them all to Home Assistant, and how you shall plan for your investments of smart home products in the coming year.
入門
Target Audience –Smart Home enthusiasts
Length of session –45 minutes
Amanda is an organiser of ProductTank Hong Kong and Women Techmakers Hong Kong, and co-hosts one of the most popular Cantonese tech podcast, HKPUG Podcast. She manages digital products in Hong Kong Disneyland as her day job.