The long-awaited Matter update for Ikea’s Dirigera smart hub is–finally–coming in for a landing. An Ikea spokesperson told TechHive that Dirigera’s Matter update is available now to beta testers using ...

Ikea's Dirigera smart home hub looks to improve the way you use your Ikea products. Ikea has a large offering of smart home electronics, all able to be used independently. The Dirigera, though, ...

Two years after the Dirigera hub was announced with the promise of being Matter-compatible, Ikea is finally releasing non-beta firmware to facilitate this. Back in 2022, Ikea announced the Dirigera ...

It looks like Ikea’s new Dirigera smart home hub is coming this November for €59.99 (around $59), twice as much as the existing Trådfri gateway sells for in Europe and a month later than promised.

IKEA’s new Matter-over-Thread smart home devices, including bulbs, remotes and air quality monitors, aim to simplify cross-platform integration with ecosystems like Apple HomeKit and Google Home.

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It’s been more than a year since Ikea’s smart hub got a Matter update, but up until now, the Dirigea hub could only act as a bridge between Ikea devices and existing Matter networks. That’s about to ...

For people that want to save money and DIY their smart home integration, IKEA has something from their development that aims to answer that need, and it is with the DIRIGERA smart home hub. The ...

The Ikea Dirigera smart home hub offers an easy and affordable onramp to the smart home, provided you don’t mind being limited to Ikea’s own broad collection of smart home products or you’re willing ...

Can you really unlock the full potential of IKEA smart home devices without the Dirigera hub? It’s a question many smart home enthusiasts are asking, especially as IKEA continues to expand its lineup ...

Ikea is reportedly launching the new Dirigera smart home hub soon. According to Apple Insider, it's expected to arrive in the United States on Nov. 1. The smart home gadget will feature cross-platform ...