Amazon's Alexa makes for a great smart home hub, adding voice command capabilities to multiple devices, as well as letting you setup daily routines.

Voice control is no longer a party trick; it is the glue that holds a modern smart home together. With the right Alexa phrases, lights, locks, cameras and climate systems respond in seconds, often ...

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.

How to fix a misbehaving voice assistant and regain full control of your home As the Amazon Alexa grows in popularity, its use more widespread, and its features more plentiful, the number of errors ...

Begin building a smart home by choosing a primary platform like Alexa, Google, or Apple for easier integration. Smart devices such as speakers, lighting, and thermostats can add convenience and peace ...

Do you want to turn your house into a den full of smart technology that’s easy and fun to use? Look no further: Prime Day is here! From Ring doorbells to smart TVs and security cameras, there is a ...

Google started out as a search engine, so nobody ever expected it to be directly competing with Amazon, an online retailer, in the smart home market.

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Amazon's Fire TV line is one of its most popular products, and as you might expect, it also includes Alexa. What sort of cool ...