IKEA’s newest Matter-compatible sensible house gadget has been leaked – here is all it’s essential know

Ikea is about to launch a brand new sensible house gadget after a listing appeared on the Thread Group’s product database. The Ikea Dubbelkisel Driver will allow customers to remotely management built-in lighting and seems to be a more recent model of the present Trådfri Driver for wi-fi management, which gives sensible options however is not Matter-compatible.

Now that the model is starting to focus extra closely on Matter-certified gadgets following its large 21-product launch final November, this itemizing provides us a helpful perception into what’s coming subsequent. Ikea has to work with platforms such because the Thread Group and the Connectivity Standards Alliance to certify whether or not merchandise can assist Matter, which is why new gadgets usually present up in databases earlier than they’re formally introduced.

That means it’s nonetheless unclear precisely when the Ikea Dubbelkisel Driver will launch or how a lot it should price. However, the prevailing Ikea Trådfri Driver for wi-fi management retails for round £22/$45/€25, so the brand new model will seemingly land in an identical value bracket – maybe barely greater.

The Dubbelkisel Driver shall be notably helpful for houses with under-cabinet or wardrobe lighting, permitting customers to remotely swap linked lights on or off and modify brightness ranges.