In our final Vergecast Spec-tacular of the year, Dieter Bohn dives into Matter, the new tech standard that smart home gadgets will use to communicate with each other, making compatibility between gadgets significantly easier.
Guests include:


Verge smart home reviewer Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Michelle Mindala-Freeman, Head of Marketing for the Connectivity Standards Alliance.

Tim Both, brand manager and product manager for Eve

Samantha Fein, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Samsung SmartThings


Further reading:

Matter is the new name of Project CHIP, the partnership that promises to simplify your smart home

Matter could bring universal casting that actual works

Smart home company Eve plans to use Matter to move beyond Apple’s HomeKit

Amazon confirms its support for Matter

Google shares its commitment to Matter, promises future interoperability between smart home platforms 

Samsung promises Matter support for SmartThings hubs, Galaxy devices, TVs, and fridges


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