{"id":357378,"date":"2026-01-07T17:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/357378\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:06:09","slug":"ikea-is-expanding-its-matter-support-to-two-stylish-lamps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/357378\/","title":{"rendered":"Ikea is expanding its Matter support to two stylish lamps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">After debuting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/814241\/ikea-smart-home-matter-thread-lights-sensors-remote-control\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">21 new Matter-compatible smart home devices<\/a> last November, Ikea is expanding Matter support to some of its existing home furnishings starting with two upgraded lamps at CES 2026. The Varmblixt donut lamp is getting a small redesign to complement its new color-changing smart home capabilities, while the new Varmblixt pendant lamp will let you fine-tune the warmth of its white LED lighting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The original version of the Varmblixt donut lamp featured a glossy finish designed to reflect the lighting in a room, but the new smart version has a soft, matte white finish to accentuate the appearance of its own internal lighting. Using an included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/842304\/ikea-matter-compatible-bilresa-smart-home-two-button-remote\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bilresa remote<\/a>, the lamp will smoothly transition between 12 curated preset colors selected by Sabine Marcelis, an artist who helped design the original version of the lamp.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">With the Varmblixt smart donut lamp connected to the Ikea Home Smart app through its Dirigera hub, you\u2019ll have access to an expanded palette of 40 different colors, plus the ability to brighten or dim the intensity of the lighting. Ikea\u2019s previously announced Matter-compatible smart bulbs have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notebookcheck.net\/IKEA-releases-new-Kajplats-Matter-compatible-smart-bulbs.1174428.0.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">already become available in some European countries<\/a>, but the $99.99 smart donut lamp won\u2019t be released until April 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The $149.99 smart version of the Varmblixt pendant lamp also won\u2019t launch until April 2026. Like the inedible glowing donut, it can be controlled using an included Bilresa remote, but instead of changing colors, the hanging lamp transitions from cool white lighting mimicking daylight to a warm yellow glow reminiscent of a candle. It can also be connected to Ikea\u2019s mobile app and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/smart-home\/701697\/ikea-matter-thread-new-products-new-smart-home-strategy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matter-compatible hub<\/a> to be integrated into smart home routines and automations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After debuting 21 new Matter-compatible smart home devices last November, Ikea is expanding Matter support to some of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[131726,1120,786,59,3468,37875,50,12943,227,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-357378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ces","tag-design","tag-gadgets","tag-gb","tag-ikea","tag-matter","tag-news","tag-smart-home","tag-tech","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}