Thinka founder Michael Franken, Meross air purifier & more on HomeKit Insider

Recently, Meross launched its new air purifier in the U.S., joining Molekule, VOCOlinc, SmartMi, among others. This new tabletop device is listed on Amazon, though it is out of stock at the moment.

Aqara made headlines as well, announcing it would be supporting Matter in 2022 and that they've launched on Amazon in France.

Finally, Thinka revealed its new Z-Wave hub for HomeKit. This is the very first HomeKit device to enable support for Z-Wave and why we asked Thinka CEO Michael Franken to join us on the episode.

Throughout the podcast, we discuss the development and certification of the Z-Wave hub, why it is such a big deal, and what its limitations are.

Links from the show

• Aqara pledges support for Matter, updates coming
• Thinka debuts world's first Z-Wave hub for HomeKit
• Thinka | HomeKit bridge for Z-Wave and KNX

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