Voice control is no longer a party trick; it is the glue that holds a modern smart home together. With the right Alexa ...

Amazon recently launched Alexa Plus, a major AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant. This new version brings significantly ...

Lowe’s is the latest company to take advantage of Alexa, the digital brain that powers Amazon Echo. The home improvement giant earlier this week began rolling out voice-integrated skills for Iris, its ...

While Google Assistant is regularly expanding its library of voice commands, Amazon Alexa is no slouch, with a wide range of capabilities from fetching information to controlling a smart home. The ...

I’ve got Amazon Echo devices in a few of my rooms at home as the gateway to my smart home system. I started with one Echo Dot in the living room, but added a new Dot with a clock to the bedroom and ...

Here’s a switch. There are plenty of smart lights that can be controlled by Amazon Alexa voice commands, but now GE Lighting is about to integrate Alexa Voice Service (AVS) components into its C by GE ...

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If you still think Alexa is just for setting timers and playing music, it's time to catch up. After 11 years, Amazon finally gave its voice assistant a massive brain upgrade with the new, AI-powered ...

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When you set up a smart bulb in a lamp, you get to name that lamp, so Alexa will know which lamp you are asking her to turn on. In my living room, I’ve set up lamps called table lamp and floor lamp.