Aqara Launches Zigbee and Thread Smart Lighting Lineup at IFA

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Smart home brand Aqara has unveiled a broad range of smart lighting products at IFA, following its earlier debut at CES. The lineup includes the Floor Lamp T1, a 4.6-foot LED pole featuring RGBIC lighting with 18 individually addressable zones. Like competing products, the lamp projects ambient color onto surrounding walls. Aqara is also expanding into outdoor smart lighting, broadening its presence beyond indoor home automation. All new devices support both Zigbee and Thread connectivity standards.

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