A few months after a rather cautious launch, adoption of the Matter family standard is accelerating as more companies jump on the bandwagon. This time around, smart lighting brand GE Lighting has introduced its first set of Matter-enabled home fixtures to be released throughout XNUMX.
All lighting products will launch under the Cync (opens in a new tab) brand, with the first set being new additions to the Dynamic Effects line. You have 4 in total: Dynamic Effects Smart Hexagon Panels (which are hexagonal lights that you can stick on a wall), Smart Neon-Shape Lights, also known as Neon Rope, and two types of smart lamps. The first is your standard aline lamp intended for general use, while the other is an indoor spotlight.
Each light can be monitored via the official Cync app (opens in a new tab) to show “different colored light shows, beat music with the device, and vivacious light effects show sixteen million colors…” In addition to this, everyone can teach multiple colors at the same time.
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(Image credit: GE Lighting)(Image credit: GE Lighting)(Image credit: GE Lighting)Neon rope looks like a regular light strip on the surface, but its rigidity allows it to be bent into any shape for decoration. As much as you can do with the given length, that is, neon rope comes in two sizes (ten and sixteen feet). It can also be controlled via Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant if you don't want to use the app. This form of control is due to Matter's greater interoperability with respect to older standards.
The new Dynamic Effects lights will launch in the third month of XNUMX with prices starting at $XNUMX and going up to $XNUMX.
More products later in the year
In addition to dynamic effects, GE Lighting is also launching another smart light: the puck-shaped HD Plus Wafer downlights, which can also display XNUMX million colors. With a "slimmer profile", these lights are designed to go anywhere you can put them.
To make installation easier, the Wafer lights will come with a "wall bath mold" for easy integration and a mounting template, as advertised. Don't expect Wafer lamps to hit store shelves any time soon. They are expected to launch in the third quarter of XNUMX with official pricing to be revealed at a later date.
The company plans to release upgraded versions of older products that will accept the Matter standard year-round, such as the Cync indoor smart plug. However, older Cync products will not receive a firmware update to support Matter. You will need to purchase the latest versions if you have a previous generation device.
If you want to spruce up your home with Matter-enabled lighting, be sure to ask about our recently updated list of smart lights for XNUMX with Philips Hue and Nanoleaf. And speaking of Nanoleaf, the company introduced its new line of Sense Plus Control (opens in new tab) products at CES XNUMX, which can supposedly "learn" a family's routine to automatically monitor lights based on their behavior. needs.