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The Inovelli White Series 2-1 Smart Dimmer (VTM31-SN) is an in-wall switch that speaks Matter over Thread, making it one of the few wall dimmers that is fully standards-based from the radio up. The 2-1 designation means a single device can be configured as either a dimmer or a plain on/off switch, so one SKU covers most rooms in a house regardless of what kind of load is on the circuit.

The Shelly Plus 1 is a miniature Wi-Fi relay from Shelly (Allterco Robotics) that installs behind an existing wall switch or inside a junction box, making ordinary lights, fans, gates, and garage doors smart without replacing any visible hardware. At roughly 42 by 36 by 17 millimeters it fits in standard wall boxes, its dry-contact relay switches up to 16 amps, and it accepts a wide range of supply voltages — 110 to 240 volts AC as well as low-voltage DC — which makes it useful well beyond lighting.