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How to Use Your Smart Speakers As a Home Theater Sound System

You can create a solid setup using the speakers you already own.

David Nield

12/29/21 8:00AM

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Here's What the HomePod Needs to Actually Be Good

Walled gardens have no place within the smart home.

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The Big Wall-Mountable Echo Is Here

The Echo Show 15 is the company's first wall-mountable smart display and will act as a hub for families

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Amazon Wants to Put a Giant Echo On Your Wall

The company has a slew of Echo gadgets in the works, some of which we may see next week.

Victoria Song

9/24/21 1:00PM

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Resetting Your IoT Device Before Reselling It Isn't Enough, Researchers Find

Even if you've factory reset your device, sensitive personal information has likely been retained on it—meaning the…

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Alexa Will Read to Your Kids, but There's a Catch

You might want to get into the habit of deleting voice recordings after every few reading sessions.

Florence Ion

6/29/21 6:50PM

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The New Echo Show 8's Camera Is So Good I Almost Forgot How Unsettling Sidewalk Is

Amazon's Echo Show 8 smart display doubles as a security camera, if you're into that kind of thing.

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Amazon's Echo Show 8 Will Now Follow You As You Move

If you’re hooked on Alexa and want a more capable smart display, Amazon just announced a refresh to the Echo Show 8…

Florence Ion

5/12/21 4:45PM

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Matter Is a New Smart Home Standard to Make Apple, Google, and Amazon Devices Work Together

Apple, Amazon, and Google rarely have a reason to work together, but the companies are teaming up for a new smart…

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Stop Pretending Apple and Amazon's Bluetooth Networks Can't Be Abused

Hot on the heels of Apple’s AirTags launch, Amazon announced that it’s expanding its Sidewalk network with Tile,…

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Turn Your Amazon Echo Dot Into an Aging Baby Yoda With Male Pattern Baldness

A few months after OtterBox gave the Echo Dot a Baby Yoda facelift last year, Amazon revealed a complete redesign of…

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Amazon Fixed the Echo Show 10's Biggest Feature Failure

Amazon’s Echo Show 10 is a neat gadget for its ability to move with you while you stream videos and make calls to…

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The HomePod Mini Has a Secret Sensor, but Apple's Smart Home Future Is Still Meh

When the HomePod mini launched a few months back, it appears Apple was holding out on everyone in the form of a…

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Amazon Is Reportedly Developing a Wall-Mounted Echo to Control Your Smart Home

If you’ve ever wished your Echo device was a control panel, well, good news: Amazon’s Lab126 hardware division is…

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Alexa Can Now Bark Like a Dog to Scare People Away When You're Not at Home

You typically use Amazon’s Alexa to play music, provide weather forecasts, and respond to other household requests.…

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You Can Now Do Group Video and Audio Calls on Echo Devices

Video calls have become clutch this year, and just in time for the holidays, Amazon is launching the ability to do…

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The Best Apple-ish Gear for Apple Haters

Apple products weren’t exactly allowed in my house growing up. My school had a lab filled with Apple computers, so I…

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You Need to Opt Out of Amazon Sidewalk

Have you heard of Amazon Sidewalk? Probably not. But there is a good chance that you or someone you know has an…

Victoria Song

11/24/20 5:40PM

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The New Amazon Echo Is Round (Also It Sounds Good)

It’s round. That’s the story, folks.

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10 Tips and Tricks to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Amazon Echo

Amazon has refreshed its Echo line again, and this time the speakers are shaped like balls rather than…

David Nield

10/30/20 9:00AM

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How to Use Your Smart Speakers As a Home Theater Sound System

Here's What the HomePod Needs to Actually Be Good

The Big Wall-Mountable Echo Is Here

Amazon Wants to Put a Giant Echo On Your Wall

Resetting Your IoT Device Before Reselling It Isn't Enough, Researchers Find

Alexa Will Read to Your Kids, but There's a Catch

The New Echo Show 8's Camera Is So Good I Almost Forgot How Unsettling Sidewalk Is

Amazon's Echo Show 8 Will Now Follow You As You Move

Matter Is a New Smart Home Standard to Make Apple, Google, and Amazon Devices Work Together

Stop Pretending Apple and Amazon's Bluetooth Networks Can't Be Abused

Turn Your Amazon Echo Dot Into an Aging Baby Yoda With Male Pattern Baldness

Amazon Fixed the Echo Show 10's Biggest Feature Failure

The HomePod Mini Has a Secret Sensor, but Apple's Smart Home Future Is Still Meh

Amazon Is Reportedly Developing a Wall-Mounted Echo to Control Your Smart Home

Alexa Can Now Bark Like a Dog to Scare People Away When You're Not at Home

You Can Now Do Group Video and Audio Calls on Echo Devices

The Best Apple-ish Gear for Apple Haters

You Need to Opt Out of Amazon Sidewalk

The New Amazon Echo Is Round (Also It Sounds Good)

10 Tips and Tricks to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Amazon Echo