Chinese smart home maker ZemiSmart launched two new infrared control devices on July 3, 2026 — a battery-powered Zigbee IR blaster and a dedicated Matter Wi-Fi AC controller — each priced at $34.95, giving households with legacy air conditioners, televisions, and fans a straightforward path into the Matter smart home ecosystem without replacing any hardware. ZemiSmart launch, July 2026
Both devices depend on Tuya's cloud platform for initial setup and ongoing remote access. Tuya is a Chinese company headquartered in Hangzhou, subject to China's National Intelligence Law (2017), which requires all organizations operating under Chinese jurisdiction to support, assist, and cooperate with state intelligence requests on demand. That legal obligation attaches to Tuya regardless of where a user's data is physically stored — a fixed condition of the platform's origin that consumers should factor into a purchase decision before either device is paired to a home network.
