Which Smart Home Protocol Will Actually Win the Protocol War?

Smart home protocols are fighting for control in your house. But who will win? Zigbee? Thread and Matter? WiFi? Does Z-Wave even count anymore?! Pick a team now with a Team Zigbee/Thread or even Z-Wave T-Shirt or mug or get your Nerd News Network T-Shirt or Mug at https://shop.foxyslab.com (use code 'WARTIME' for 10% off your entire order if you purchase one of the selected products) If you want to support the channel, you can sign up to my YouTube membership by clicking the 'join' button or to my Patreon by going here: https://www.patreon.com/foxyslab Thank you in advance! Products mentioned in this video Smart toaster (Really?!): https://amzn.to/4uTuFkd SMLight SLZB-MR2U: https://amzn.to/4v9OLrj (I have the 3U but the 2U, 3U and 4U are basically the same device, so it doesn't really matter unless you care about specific chipsets) Sonoff ZB Dongle E: https://amzn.to/4eFQ23f Aqara M3 Hub: https://amzn.to/4xu6bAf Aqara Store: https://amzn.to/4opd7uq SwitchBot Matter Hub 2: https://amzn.to/43vLFSj Switchbot store: https://amzn.to/4aHsUir Homey Pro: https://amzn.to/4uD3Osu Hubitat: https://hubitat.com/ Videos mentioned in this video: What the Heck is Zigbee?!:    • Is Zigbee Dying? The Truth About The King ...   What the Heck are Thread and Matter?!:    • Is this really the future of the smart hom...   I went to IKEA:    • I went to Ikea and bought every smart prod...   Chapters 00:00 News from the front... room 00:49 There really IS a war 01:30 Meet the combatants 02:56 The War: Introduction 03:42 The War: Z-Wave vs Zigbee 04:06: The War: The new kids on the Bloc (Wi-Fi, Thread, Matter) 04:31: The War: Why Z-Wave lost the war 07:44 The War: Why Zigbee is currently winning (For now) 09:10: The War: Thread will probably emerge victorious 11:31 The War: Wi-Fi The mis-used heavyweight 13:07 The War: And Bluetooth was also there 14:14 The War: Matter (kinda) keeps the peace 15:47: Suzi may mean Zigbee gets a second wind 16:50: What side should you be on today? 18:20: Outro - The war keeps raging --- My links: My website: https://www.foxyslab.com My blog: https://foxleigh.me Discord: https://discord.gg/tPdaADbM2N Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/foxyslab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexfoxleigh/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/foxleigh81 GitHub: https://github.com/foxleigh81 Gear + stuff I use My studio kit, homelab builds and recommended gear are listed here: https://www.foxyslab.com/resources Support the channel If you like my videos and want to help me keep making more of them, Patreon is the best way. You also get Discord roles, behind-the-scenes chats and your name in the credits depending on the tier. If you just want to send a one-off tip then you can do that over at ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/foxleigh81 If you want to support me but you can't afford to donate money then simply engaging with my videos with a like or a comment goes a long way, I'd be especially grateful if you shared a link to my videos to someone else. However you choose to support me, I will be very grateful :) Disclaimer: Some links in this description are affiliate links. If you buy through them, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps support the channel! Transparency: Unless stated otherwise, all products were purchased by me. Opinions are 100% my own.