I bought an Amazon Smart Thermostat expecting lower energy bills. The first month showed modest improvement—maybe a few dollars saved. It was nothing dramatic. I figured real savings would come once ...

Amazon has doubled down on its promise of premium audio accessibility by unveiling not only a new lineup of Echo smart ...

For audio, the Echo Dot Max has powerful sound that adapts to the room it’s in, using Omnisense technology. It has deeper ...

If you’re seeking to make your home smarter, odds are you’re in between two smart home ecosystems, Amazon Alexa versus Google Home. Both Amazon Alexa- and Google Assistant-enabled devices can help ...

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was ...

I have been using this plugin for years now and has been reliable overall. Since the last update- I'm running into issues with HomeKit/the plugin updating the device state for manual switching.

Keeping the kids entertained while school is out for the summer is easier when Alexa can help you do it -- and these commands are the key. Katie Teague Former Writer II Katie covered all things how-to ...

Amazon is planning to remove a privacy setting on its Echo devices later this month that will allow virtually all voice requests to go to the company's cloud. The company's cloud-based voice service ...

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If you’ve had it up to here with dumb responses from Alexa, get ready for a big change. At a glitzy event in New York City on Wednesday, Amazon unveiled–again–its AI-enhanced and “completely ...

For the past several years, Amazon has held a big September event to show off its latest hardware, and 2023’s presentation included a doozy: a new Alexa with ChatGPT-like conversational abilities. It ...

Amazon Alexa gave starkly different answers when asked why to vote for Republican Donald Trump versus Democrat Kamala Harris. When asked, "Why should I vote for Trump?" Alexa declined to provide such ...