Amazon’s latest Echos show the smart home space hitting its stride
Amazon’s Echo lineup got a refresh earlier this year that included a brand new version of its basic Echo, well as an Echo...
Use Alexa to Update Your Home’s Intercom System
Do you have an intercom system in your home that was installed when the house was built? You know, the ones with a Master...
Toggle Lights and Switches with an Amazon Echo Button
I’ve been looking for a while for a button that I can use to integrate into my home automation. I was excited when Amazon...
Alexa, Why Are Employees Looking at My Data?
Craig Lloyd
Everyone’s been talking about Bloomberg’s report that Amazon workers are listening to the voice recordings created when you speak to Alexa. But Amazon...
Amazon May Join Spotify in Offering Ad-Supported Free Music Tier
Amazon is in talks to launch a free, ad-supported music service, reports Billboard. Amazon currently offers an Amazon Music Unlimited service with 50 million...
Improve Your Mornings With Alexa Routines
Josh Hendrickson
Waking up can be hard, but Alexa can make it easier. Alexa won’t make you any less sleepy or drag you out of...
How to get Z-Wave smart blinds working with Alexa
This week’s IoT Podcast Hotline call comes from Joe, who has Graber smart blind motors in his house. They work fine with his Wink...
Introducing New Alexa Healthcare Skills
Today, we’re excited to announce that the Alexa Skills Kit now enables select Covered Entities and their Business Associates, subject to the U.S....
New Speech Recognition Experiments Demonstrate How Machine Learning Can Scale
Customer interactions with Alexa are constantly growing more complex, and on the Alexa science team, we strive to stay ahead of the curve by...
Introducing Alexa Live–a Free, Online Conference for Voice Developers
While developers all over the world are building engaging skills, and many even their own voice businesses, now is the time for brands...
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How to Stop Your Google Home From Recording All Your Conversations
Josh Hendrickson
Google may be storing everything you say to your Google Home and keeping the recordings forever, just as Alexa does. Google recently changed...
Wrest control from a snooping smart speaker with this teachable ‘parasite’
What do you get when you put one internet-connected device on top of another? A little more control than you otherwise would in the...
Withings Sleep Now Tracks Breathing Disturbances, Full Sleep Apnea Detection Coming Later This Year
Connected health company Withings today announced new features coming to its sleep sensor mat, Withings Sleep, which will help track and provide detailed information...
