More broadly, Matter 1.4 bakes a lot of timing, energy cost, and other automation triggers into the spec, which—again, when ...

Hey everyone, diving into smart homes cab be tough! If you want to control your home with just your voice, whether it’s dimming the lights, playing music, or keeping your place warm, picking the right ...

However, the launch of the Matter 1.4 specification this week shows some signs that the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA, ...

While the original Echo and Google Home were relatively popular, it was the introduction of their smaller, more affordable ...

For the past several years, Amazon has held a big September event to show off its latest hardware, and 2023’s presentation ...

About two years ago, I got a call from my mother. “You know,” she said, “that Alexa is really working out. I was feeling a ...

Amazon Alexa, the voice assistant that lives inside your Echo smart speaker, can do a lot of things. It can set reminders, check traffic conditions, play your favorite podcasts, and even order more ...

The smart home tech linked to your Amazon Alexa app can all get a bit messy and, as a result, you might find that your Echo-powered smart home starts to fall apart a bit. With Alexa pulling in ...

To begin, you have to download the Alexa app and sign in. No, you don't need to have a Prime account to use an Amazon smart device (though its range of possibilities surely increases for those of ...

Follow her on Twitter. Here's a list of 85 questions, jokes, trivia and more you can ask Alexa to beat boredom and crack a smile. Alexa will tell you a joke if you simply ask. Just say ...

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Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...