If you have an Amazon Tap, Dash Wand or the Amazon Fire TV voice remote, you'll need to press a button to wake Alexa. Amazon ...

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It has been around six years since I purchased my first smart assistant device, the Amazon Echo Dot. It was a gimmick and was a purchase I didn't need to make, but we enjoyed being able to use voice ...

Amazon has unveiled Alexa+, its next-generation virtual assistant powered by generative AI, designed to transform how you interact with technology in your daily life. By offering more natural ...

Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services, talks about Alexa+ at the launch event in New York earlier this week. At an event in New York City this week, Amazon launched the ...

This Echo Show feature has been around for years but it’s still one of the best ...

Turning your home into a smart home is easier than ever. Today’s gadgets can do everything from warming the house before you wake up to locking the door behind you at night. You can ask a voice ...

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into the development of artificial intelligence models and the infrastructure needed to support them, all with the promise that AI will eventually take ...

Since they first came about, smart speakers have been pretty game-changing. You can find answers to your burning questions, hear the weather forecast, turn off your smart lights, set timers and play ...

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