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Eve Systems, long a stalwart of building smart home devices for the Apple Home ecosystem, has launched a Matter version of its Eve Light Switch. The $50 in-wall device is outfitted with a Thread radio and can operate as a router node on a Thread mesh network. The Eve Light Switch is a paddle-style on/off switch—not a dimmer—that can handle 15-amp, incandescent and tungsten lighting loads up to 600 watts, and 15-amp resistive loads up to 1800 watts. It requires a neutral wire, but it is capable of operating in both single-pole and 3-way applications where another switch controls the same load. …

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