Get Fit with A Voice Assistant There are hundreds of millions of devices that offer voice assistants like Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Siri, and others. For the most part these voice personas help navigate simple tasks on phones or devices. Things like allowing you to stream music, ask about the weather, or complete simple searches …
In 2014, Amazon released the original , a compact set-top box that brought improved smart TV functionality millions. Shortly after, the offered many of the same features in an even smaller form factor, and at less than half the price. Today, Amazon has announced the next generation Fire TV device. The brings full Alexa voice …
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One of the biggest trends in holiday gift giving this year is smart technology – devices that make interacting with items around your home more convenient and interconnected. If you’re looking for some of the best smart home gift ideas for a friend or loved one, read on: iHome iSP6X SmartPlug – This little gadget can …
Having a smart home means many little conveniences. You can set temperature, control TV and Internet access from anywhere. A smart home also allows for home security by remote, with smart cameras that track what is going on in your house. Amazon is finally entering the realm of smart home security with the Cloud Cam …
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The number of things you can do with your Amazon Echo grows constantly. There are companies continuously coming up with new products and skills to sync with your Amazon Echo and Fire TV too, now that Fire TV is Alexa enabled. There are a large number of skills that bring Alexa functionality more devices. Since the …
Since the release of the Echo and Alexa, Amazon periodically updates its device with the latest software version, which includes brand new features every week. For this week, Amazon has added support for televisions that aren’t necessarily Alexa compatible out of the box and other TV related devices like the Logitech Harmony and Broadlink products. Using Alexa, …
The sci-fi vision of saying “Bring me delicious food” and having a delivery person show-up at your home 30 minutes later with your favorite meal is now a reality. Amazon’s Echo device is now integrated with Seamless and GrubHub food delivery service. Users can simply instruct Alexa to order a meal and have everything taken …
Everyone who’s into the latest smart home innovations has heard about the Nest Thermostat. Nest was probably the most public of the early IoT smart home devices thanks to a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. Today, they are nearly ubiquitous, and everyone knows it learns your temperature habits so eventually you don’t even have to program …
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With the success of Amazon Echo many third-party companies are building devices and services to house Alexa, the voice assistant that underpins the Echo hardware and endows it with intelligence. Two such companies, Hubble Connected and Ubtech, have both launched designs meant to give a new body to the Alexa voice assistant in the hopes that their …
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A smart home hub controls communications in a home automation network between home automation device automatically or on-command. A home automation network may include light bulbs, locks, wireless cameras, video-enabled doorbells, security systems, and even pet feeding duties. Most users setup smart home hubs with thousands of custom commands suiting their exact needs. Needless to say, a …