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

You’ve just unboxed a brand new Amazon Echo product, and Alexa is now at your beck and call — but what do you ask? You’ve likely already asked for the weather a few times, maybe even for a news update ...

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You can connect an Alexa device to smart lights in your house and set up context-aware lighting using the Alexa app. When you set up context-aware lighting, you can turn on all the lights in whatever ...

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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 ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in assistant powered by artificial intelligence (AI), ...

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