Amazon Alexa is flexible and compatible with many smart home devices but can be clunky and has no native smartphone support.

Integrating your robot vacuum with smart home assistants like Google Home and Alexa lets you automate cleaning with a simple voice command or a few taps on your smartphone. It’s more than just ...

Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers and voice assistant Alexa cannot call 911 ... but you can call anyone in your Google Contacts list. From the Google Home app on your phone, tap the gear ...

However, the launch of the Matter 1.4 specification this week shows some signs that the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA, ...

I've tested nearly every smart speaker and smart display from Amazon and Google in my home, and they are similar, yet vastly ...

We were supposed to be previewing Alexa’s revamped AI smarts by now, but the promised update has yet to materialize.

stream music to a smart speaker using Alexa (or Google Assistant), lock your doors remotely, or automatically vacuum your floors without lifting a finger, the best smart home devices streamline ...

Amazon originally wanted to launch its new Alexa on the market in the fall. However, the revised version will probably not ...

While the original Echo and Google Home were relatively popular, it was the introduction of their smaller, more affordable ...

After all, smart speakers easily top the list of best smart home gifts year after year. Most speakers these days are still running either Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, but Apple's HomePod Mini ...

Amazon is readying a powerful, smarter, and quicker “agentic” Alexa, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hinted. It would pack a capable ...

Your first step in turning your home into a smart home is to buy a hub or a controller. This is the brain or control center that tells all other devices – from light bulbs and plugs to window blinds, ...