IKEA DUBBELKISEL, Dreame Navo E10, and SwitchBot kata

This week IKEA's built-in lighting goes hub-free: the new DUBBELKISEL LED driver replaces the TRÅDFRI and reaches Apple Home over Matter over Thread without a DIRIGERA. Dreame has started selling its Navo E10 door lock in Germany, with a fingerprint reader and Matter over Thread, but no Apple Home Key. There is also an AI assistant inside the SwitchBot app, Matter certification for the Owl Wired alarm, and a tip on which devices actually strengthen your Thread network.

IKEA's New LED Driver Drops the DIRIGERA Requirement

IKEA has listed the DUBBELKISEL for the first time, in Poland, at 110 zloty, around 26 euros. It replaces the TRÅDFRI driver and still outputs 24 volts, so it drops into existing wiring without any rework. Its 30 watts drive up to eight fixtures such as MITTLED or SKYDRAG. The new part is Matter over Thread: the driver reaches Apple Home without a DIRIGERA hub and acts as a Thread router itself. Over Matter it exposes on and off plus brightness. A German price of 22 euros is planned, with no date yet.

Dreame Launches the Navo E10 at 179 Euros, but Without Home Key

Dreame has been selling the Navo Smart Lock E10 in Germany since August 13, at an introductory 179 euros instead of 219 euros. The drive unit mounts inside on a euro profile cylinder, and an outdoor keypad with a fingerprint reader and a doorbell comes with it. It opens by fingerprint, PIN, NFC card, geofencing, or a mechanical key. The lock reaches Apple Home over Matter over Thread, and it also speaks Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Dreame lists neither Aliro nor ultra-wideband, so unlocking the door from your iPhone wallet is not on the cards.

Worth Watching: The Sonoff NSPanel Pro Gen2 in Daily Use

Simon from HomeKitNews takes a closer look at the Sonoff NSPanel Pro Gen2, which surfaced back in May. He shows how the panel pulls in Zigbee devices and puts RTSP streams from third-party cameras straight on its display.

In Brief

Ask, Don't Tap: SwitchBot Builds an AI Assistant Into Its App

SwitchBot has introduced kata, an LLM assistant inside its own app from version 9.29 onwards. You can type or speak to control devices, create automations, and narrow down problems. Up to 100 successful operations per day are free. kata stays inside the SwitchBot app, and it has nothing to do with the AI pet of the same name.

Owl Wired Clears Matter Certification, but the Firmware Isn't Ready

The alarm combines smoke and carbon monoxide detection with motion, temperature, humidity, and air quality sensing, and it has now been certified for Matter 1.5. The firmware itself is not finished, and no date has been given. Existing units will get it for free, and the HomeKit integration stays usable during a transition period. The Owl Wired costs 189 dollars and ships only to the US and Canada.

Tip of the Week: The Thread Devices That Actually Strengthen Your Network

Not every Thread device strengthens your network. Mains-powered devices, such as an LED driver, a plug, or a bulb, act as Thread routers and pass signals along. Battery-powered sensors and locks are end devices and do not. So when a sensor at the far end of your home keeps dropping out, a permanently powered Thread device in between often fixes it, even if that device has nothing to do with the problem.