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Aqara unveils Zigbee and Thread smart lighting lineup at IFA

Aqara used IFA to introduce a broad range of new smart lighting products, including the 4.6-foot Floor Lamp T1 with RGBIC lighting and 18 addressable zones, outdoor permanent lights, RGBIC string lights, an upgraded LED light strip, and second-generation downlights. All the new devices support Matter through Thread, letting them work with platforms like Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, Home Assistant, and Homey. Aqara has not yet announced pricing or release dates for any of these products.

theverge.com · 2026-09-04

Deep dive explains why browser main-thread contention causes UI jank in data-heavy apps

A new technical explainer breaks down why the browser's main thread—not slow code or large bundles—is usually the real cause of stuttering scrolling, delayed button clicks, and laggy typing in highly interactive web apps. It notes that JavaScript execution, rendering, event handling, and network callbacks all compete for the same single thread, so once an app becomes interaction-heavy, main-thread contention becomes the dominant performance bottleneck.

kciter.so · 2026-09-01