IKEA Debuts 21 HomeKit-Compatible Smart Bulbs, Sensors, and Controls

IKEA contiguous announced the upcoming launch of 21 caller Matter-compatible astute location products that volition beryllium capable to interface with HomeKit and the Apple Home app. There are sensors, lights, and power options, each of which volition beryllium reasonably priced. Some of the products are new, portion immoderate are updates to existing lines that IKEA antecedently offered.


There are a bid of caller astute bulbs that are disposable successful aggregate shapes, sizes, lumen levels, and styles. IKEA is offering some achromatic and colour spectrum options, with dimming supported.

11 bulbs are disposable successful full successful E27/26, E14/E12, and GU10 sizes. Color-changing bulbs are disposable successful each size, and lumen levels scope from 470 to 1,521. Decorative clear-glass bulbs volition besides beryllium available.

Several sensors volition beryllium available, for motion, aerial quality, humidity, and h2o leakage.

• MYGGSPRAY - Indoor/outdoor question sensor for lights.


• MYGGBETT - Door/window sensor that detects erstwhile a doorway oregon model is unfastened oregon closed.


• TIMMERFLOTTE - Temperature and humidity sensor designed for indoor use.


• ALPSTUGA - Air prime sensor that measures CO₂, particles (PM2.5), temperature, and humidity indoors.


• KLIPPBOK - Leak detector that tin beryllium placed nether sinks oregon appliances.

There are besides 4 astute plugs and distant controls. The BILRESA is simply a distant power with either a dual fastener oregon a scroll wheel, and it tin beryllium utilized for adjusting astute location products. It tin dim lights, crook lights connected and off, activate scenes, and more.

The GRILLPLATS astute plug adds Matter connectivity to mean lamps oregon different tiny appliances.

Specific pricing for the caller merchandise lineup hasn't been announced, but the devices are expected to motorboat successful January of adjacent year.

IKEA is utilizing Matter-over-Thread for its merchandise lineup. Thread is simply a wireless mesh protocol that runs connected the 2.4GHz set and allows devices to speech straight to 1 another, improving scope and responsiveness. Matter-enabled products necessitate a astute location hub to work, and connected Apple's platform, the Apple TV, HomePod, and HomePod mini service arsenic location hubs and Thread borderline routers.
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