Microsoft brings Android apps to Windows 10 with new screen mirroring beta
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Roku Has Nearly Finalized AirPlay 2 Support
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Alexa Developer Rewards Program Expands to France, Italy, and Spain
We’re excited to announce that we have expanded the Alexa Developer Rewards program to France, Italy, and Spain. Now, you can make money...
Sonos is shipping a second-generation Sonos One smart speaker
Sonos will announce tomorrow that it’s shipping a second-generation version of its Sonos One smart speaker (the first-gen model is pictured above). There have...
The best Google Home-compatible smart home devices
Google Home, the search giant’s series of smart speakers powered by Google Assistant, is a pretty impressive hands-free helper. You can ask it when...
Conversation with Stoked Skills’ Gal Shenar: How to Monetize Your Alexa Skill While Helping...
I recently had a chance to speak with Gal Shenar, founder of voice games studio Stoked Skills, about best practices for building voice-first games....
Insignia Google Assistant speakers add constant temperature indicators under clock face
Google Assistant speakers come in all shapes and sizes, and one of the few with a clock displayed comes from Best Buy’s Insignia brand....
Innovations from the 2018 Alexa Prize
March 4 marked the kickoff of the third Alexa Prize Socialbot Grand Challenge, in which university teams build socialbots capable of conversing on a...
Book a table with the Google Assistant across the country on more devices
From Phoenix to Atlanta, it’s been great to see many of you using our new Google Assistant feature built on Duplex technology to quickly...
How to Control Your Roku Device with Amazon Alexa
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You can already voice control Roku with the proper remote or with Google Assistant. But if you have an Echo, you were out...
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Nest’s video doorbell is now shipping
Back in September of last year, Nest announced its first smart doorbell. When it would actually ship, however, was left sort of up in...
Google Home Can Now Control Belkin WeMo and Honeywell Devices
Google Home is a tough contender for the Amazon Echo, but it launched with much less third-party support. Now, the company’s added Belkin WeMo...
What’s the difference between the current and new Nest Aware plans?
On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, we got a question from Ken about the new Nest Aware subscription plans. Google announced these updates...
