The Amazon Echo Hub is almost the whole-home hub I’ve always wanted
Phil Nickinson / Digital Trends I’ve long dreamed about having a proper sort of home hub. One that’s always on, always showing me the things I want to control at…
Amazon Doubles Down on the Smart Home With New Echo Hub, Echo Show 8, and Eero Max 7
Despite the repeated reports of doom, gloom, and reorganization inside Amazon’s hardware division, that hasn’t stopped the company from moving forward with its vision for the “ambient home.” At its…
Amazon’s Big Bet on New Devices and AI
At Amazon’s Fall Devices Event, the pressure was on to come up with a hit product that would stun the world the way Alexa and the Echo speaker did a…
Sonos Says New Move 2 Speaker Can Play Music for 24 Hours Before It Needs a Charge
Like its predecessor, the Sonos Move 2 is IP58-rated to handle outdoor inconveniences. Image: Sonos Sonos has revealed the second-gen successor of its portable Bluetooth speaker. The Sonos Move 2…
Sorry, Chief, Microsoft Cortana Is Finally Dead
You can now visit the gravestone of Microsoft’s virtual assistant app Cortana in the growing mortuary of failed products. The company ended support for the Bing search-based voice control engine…
Amazon’s Palm Payment System Rolling Out to All Whole Foods Locations
Amazon is rolling out its palm recognition program at more than 400 locations across the U.S. and is currently available at 200 Whole Foods stores. The company says it expects…
Live: Best Amazon Prime Day Deals for 2023
Amazon puts tens of thousands of items on sale during Amazon Prime Day every year, but finding a valuable needle in that haystack can be hard. Fortunately, my colleagues and…
Live: Best Amazon Prime Day Deals
This rolling list highlights some of the best ideas for Amazon Prime Day 2023, which runs July 11-12. Items have been selected by our experts (I’ve been covering Prime Day…
Does Giving Alexa Attentive Eyes and a Moving Mouth Make It More or Less Creepy?
Science fiction promises us all sorts of sentient automatons once artificial intelligence becomes a part of our daily lives—not hockey puck-sized speakers. Determined to breathe more life into Amazon’s smart…
How to connect smart home gadgets to your Amazon Alexa device
While it’s possible to control all your smart home devices with their individual apps, using Alexa is much more convenient. It requires a bit of setup, but once you’ve synced…