Products
TCL Introduces QLED Q Class And Smart S Class With Fire TV
TCL has announced the availability of the first TCL TVs in the U.S. with built-in Fire TV across its QLED Q Class and Smart...
Alexa
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Use Of Voice Commands Is On The Rise
Edison Research and NPR update us on the use of smart audio
Blogs
Executive Insight: The Key To Smart Appliance Success Begins With Voice
Voice capabilities have only scratched the surface of what is possible
Audio
Hey Sonos! Company Debuts Entry-Level Soundbar, Voice Control For Music, And New Roam Colors
The Ray soundbar is $279 and can be expanded to create a full surround system.
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Google Nest Cameras Now Work With Alexa — How To Make It Work
Cats and dogs, living together
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Smart Home Tech Upgrades: Some Top Picks
A roundup of some of the most innovative categories and products to make your life better
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Ring Expands End-To-End Encryption Internationally
Offers additional security and privacy options for users
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New Video Doorbell Wired Version Is Smallest Ring Yet
No batteries, but all the functionality
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These Clever Smart Speaker Add-Ons Stop Alexa From Spying On You
Is your smart speaker making you Paranoid?
Product Spotlight
Celebrate Smart Home Day On Sunday Nov. 3 With Siri, Alexa and Hey, Google!
2019 smart home statistics From Safesmartliving.com
Audio
Giving Voice To Verbal Interface
More than 5 billion devices will be in use in less than five years
Blogs
What The Evolution Of Digital Assistants Means For Retailers
Two-thirds of voice shoppers access a digital assistant every day
Product Spotlight
V-Commerce To Find Its Voice In 2019: CTA
A quarter of consumers will utter a purchase next year.
Home Automation
Amazon Moves Deeper Into White Goods With 1st Branded Appliance
Amazon is tightening its grip on smart home with new Alexa products and services.
Audio
Cavalier Audio Welcomes Alexa To The Family
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi speakers can be linked for left/right sound
Audio
DTS Play-Fi Adds Klipsch, Onkyo, Phorus, Soundcast & More To Alexa Linecard
Multiroom control capable once Amazon account is linked
Home Automation
This Is What People Are Actually Asking Amazon’s Alexa
One marketing firm recently conducted a survey to find what people are asking of their smart speakers.
Audio
Sonos Deepens Relationship With Alexa With New Beam Soundbar
Smart speaker will add support for other digital assistants in the future
Computers
Acer To Offer First Laptop With Built-In Alexa
Acer announced its Spin 3 and Spin 5 models will include Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant pre-installed.
Home Automation
Everything You Need To Know About Smart Speakers & How Consumers Use Them
A handy compendium of smart speaker and shop-by-voice stats
Appliances
LG Appliances Now Bilingual
LG's SmartThinQ majaps are now formally fluent in Alexa and Google Assistant.
Home Automation
Alexa, Google Home Neck-And-Neck In Consumer Poll
The split underscores today’s schizophrenic shopper.
Home Automation
Alexa, Google Assistant On A Collision Course
Amazon holds the lead in voice-assisted devices, but Google will catch up this year, says Futuresource
Home Automation
Was Hillary Behind Alexa’s Outbursts?
Jimmy Kimmel suggests the former Secretary of State may be connected to a rash of creepy cackling.
Home Automation
Amazon-Google Feud Reignites
The digital giants are at it again in the battle for smart-home supremacy.
Retail
Bezos: Amazon To ‘Double Down’ On Alexa After Record Q4
The company pointed to historic holiday volume and widespread Alexa adoption.
Retail
Amazon Super Bowl Ad Asks: What If Alexa Lost Its Voice?
None other than founder/CEO Jeff Bezos makes a cameo appearance in this year's Super Bowl spot.
Product Spotlight
Global Smart Home Market Worth $6B In 2017, And Rising Fast
Smart home devices have shaken off their novelty image and are moving mainstream, becoming one one of the fastest growing consumer electronics categories of...
Product Spotlight
Amazon Cooking Up More Feats For Alexa
The virtual assistant can now control microwave ovens by voice.
Home Automation
Amazon Invading Apple’s Ecosystem With Its Echo Smart Speakers
Smartphone users seem to be taking sides in the Amazon vs. Google smart speaker race. New analysis from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) indicates...
Appliances
Sonos One Seeks To Be The Speaker For All (Digital) Voices
Sonos continued its commitment to voice control with the launch of a new “platform-agnostic” speaker that will be compatible with Google Assistant, Alexa and...
Keeping Current
It’s Amazon Vs. Google In The Battle For The Smart Home
With Amazon unleashing a bumper crop of Echo devices last week and Google unveiling its own array of new devices today, the battle lines are...
Home Automation
Amazon Whirlwind: New Echo, Plus, Spot, Connect, Fire TV Take The Stage
Amazon introduced a spate of new Echo devices and Alexa features on Wednesday, clearly determined to not simply put an Echo in every home...