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CNET launches smart home tool on website

Technology news site CNET has launched Smart Home Matrix, a new site feature that is designed to help consumers navigate smart home technology.

Smart Home Matrix is a feature on CNET’s website that lets consumers quickly discover which connected devices work with each other, and what features they provide.

CNET’s Smart Home Matrix matches over 100 different smart devices, such as lighting, thermostats and locks, with all major connected home platforms, such as Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple HomeKit.

For example, consumers looking to see if a particular smart lock works with Google Home can find that answer by using the tool.

The Matrix will be updated by CNET’s editorial staff as new products come to market or as existing devices receive new compatibility upgrades.

“From our own testing in the CNET Smart Home, we understand one of the largest hurdles in adopting smart home technology is getting multiple devices to work together,” said Mark Larkin, senior vice president and general manager at CNET, in a statement. “Our Smart Home Matrix helps consumers do just that by letting them know what devices are compatible with each other.”

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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