After a long wait, the Alexa Voice Remote Pro is here to enhance your Fire TV’s capabilities. This remote gives you instant access to Alexa, and it offers two programmable buttons that can trigger routines or open apps. Surprisingly, Alexa Voice Remote Pro only costs $35. The Alexa Voice Remote Pro was first revealed during the Amazon Hardware Event in September of 2022. … [Read more...] about Your Fire TV Is Begging for the Alexa Voice Remote Pro
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Amazon Alexa vs Google Assistant: Is One Virtual Assistant Better?
A virtual assistant can call and text people, turn off the lights, play music or TV shows, start your coffee maker in the morning, and so so so much more. In short, a virtual assistant makes your life easier. If you’ve already written off Apple’s Siri, your top two options are Alexa and Google Assistant. But which is better? As with any comparison, some features are … [Read more...] about Amazon Alexa vs Google Assistant: Is One Virtual Assistant Better?
Siri vs Alexa vs Google Assistant vs Bixby: Which one reigns supreme?
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Digital assistants have become an essential part of both the smartphone and smart home experiences — if nothing else, it’s easier to ask Google Assistant to set an alarm than do it yourself through the Clock app. But tech shoppers can be demanding, so companies are still racing to prove they have the best assistant tech. Circa 2022, the … [Read more...] about Siri vs Alexa vs Google Assistant vs Bixby: Which one reigns supreme?
Lenovo Smart Clock Essential with Alexa Review: The best smart speaker to put at the side of your bed
In a world where a smartphone is charging on every nightstand, the humble alarm clock is a bit of an antique. Or is it? Lenovo certainly doesn’t think so with its now second attempt at a smart clock that’s part smart speaker. The first one, the Smart Clock Essential, came with Google Assistant. The sequel makes the switch to Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. That makes it less … [Read more...] about Lenovo Smart Clock Essential with Alexa Review: The best smart speaker to put at the side of your bed
Amazon Demonstrates Alexa Mimicking Dead People Voices
It can’t get creepier and spookier than this, as Amazon on Wednesday demonstrated a new feature that enables its virtual assistant, Alexa, to mimic the voices of users’ dead relatives. Yes, you read that right! The company demoed the feature at Amazon’s Re: MARS (Machine Learning, Automation, Robots, and Space) conference in Las Vegas. In the short video clip, a boy is … [Read more...] about Amazon Demonstrates Alexa Mimicking Dead People Voices
Alexa Together now allows addition of up to 10 caregivers; “Remote Assist” to arrive soon
Introducing Alexa Together Watch this video on YouTube Looking after an aging loved one doesn’t have to be limited to a small number of people. Amazon’s “Alexa Together,” which relies on Alexa Care Hub, now has an answer for that by allowing up to 10 caregivers on the subscription. The new feature called “Circle of Support” will allow the aging loved ones to get more … [Read more...] about Alexa Together now allows addition of up to 10 caregivers; “Remote Assist” to arrive soon
Amazon Echo 4th generation (2020) review: Alexa, show me a brilliant smart speaker
Improvements in all the right places for Amazon’s new look bowling ball speaker Pros Bold new designRicher sound than everZigbee now includedCons Alexa is still no Google AssistantSound not quite up there with Nest Audio Get the Amazon Echo 4th Gen for £20 less right now While we were already very impressed with the 4th Gen Echo, calling it nothing short of a brilliant … [Read more...] about Amazon Echo 4th generation (2020) review: Alexa, show me a brilliant smart speaker
What is Amazon Alexa calling and messaging and how does it work?
Did you know you can use Alexa to call and message others? Amazon's Alexa calling and messaging feature enables you to make and receive calls, as well as send messages between Echo devices, the Amazon Alexa app for iOS and Android, and Fire tablets. It's a neat way to contact family and friends. The best part? The feature is completely free to use, as it works over Wi-Fi on … [Read more...] about What is Amazon Alexa calling and messaging and how does it work?
How to turn on Hunches so Alexa can automatically do tasks for you
Last year, Amazon rolled out an Alexa feature called Hunches. It allows the assistant to proactively complete house tasks for you without having to ask permission. Alexa will perform hunches - like automatically turn off your lights - all based on your past habits and requests. What are Alexa Hunches? Alexa has long been able to look at your activity to suggest more to do, … [Read more...] about How to turn on Hunches so Alexa can automatically do tasks for you
How to ask Alexa to play Spotify and Apple podcasts on your Echo
Alexa can now queue up your podcasts, as both Spotify and Apple have announced that streams through their Podcasts apps now work with Alexa. So, if you own an Amazon Echo device or an Alexa-enabled speaker, just ask the assistant to play a podcast you want to hear. Apple Podcasts is perhaps the most popular podcast streaming platform available, although Spotify is emerging … [Read more...] about How to ask Alexa to play Spotify and Apple podcasts on your Echo