Lutron has announced a new Pico remote with the form factor of a traditional paddle switch.
Lutron Introduces Paddle-Style Pico Remote

Lutron has announced a new Pico remote with the form factor of a traditional paddle switch.
Jeff Butts, Managing Editor at The Mac Observer joins us. We ponder why Signify would want to get into the security game (and why consumers would want them to), discuss some updates on previously reported news, and dive into a discussion about the current state of HomeKit. New architectures, Shortcuts, and Matter…and what’s with this Works with Apple Home thing? It’s all getting kind of messy.
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