W hen it comes to demonstrating the power, flexibility, and foundation of free and open-source software, look no further than ...

The Ikea Tradfri, Philips Hue ... change them while you're away from home and more. We've already mentioned the Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant integration all these bulbs ...

The Tradfri line trends more towards home ... smart assistant support, and both have a very wide range of bulb types and feature lights to choose from. Philips does start to edge Ikea out when ...

A new IKEA smart ... like its Tradfri lights. Thanks to Matter support, the Bilresa should play nicely with your other kit, like Philips Hue lights and the best smart home devices.

And MQTT is the reason you are only a Raspberry Pi and a trip to IKEA away from the beginnings of a smart home that is under no one’s control or influence but your own.