Tag: Alexa
Google Assistant tops new Digital Assistant IQ test
The competition to become the best digital voice assistant has been heating up as more people are now telling their phones to do stuff...
Alexa brings choose-your-own-adventure game with Westworld: Maze
Fans of the hit HBO show Westworld will now get a chance to be part of the narrative of the mind-bending series. Well, at...
Tasker’s AutoVoice plugin gains Smart Home feature with Amazon Echo
AutoVoice is one of the most powerful plugins for Tasker, and developer Joao Dias is continuing to build up the app’s capabilities. Around a...
Researchers say smart speakers can hear “secret audio instructions”
A lot of households are now getting in on the smart speaker train, whether it’s Amazon Echo or Google Home devices, Alexa or Google...
Pixel 2 devices can now have Alexa as default voice assistant
If you’re using a Google device but you’re still not sold on the whole Google Assistant system, the good news is that you actually...
Amazon working on making Alexa Skills access easier, better
Amazon’s digital assistant, Alexa, is already leaps ahead than its competitors, particularly when it comes to third-party partnerships given the company’s retail background. However,...
Amazon FreeTime on Alexa ready for kids and parents too
Alexa may not be your best friend right now but parents, it can be now that a new related experience has been designed for...
Chris is your newest smart driving companion
Navigation apps and smart voice assistants are no doubt helpful to drivers going to new or unknown destinations. Now that vehicles are getting smarter...
Amazon lets you create customized skills with Alexa Skills Blueprints
If your household is a huge fan of Alexa and you have several Echo devices lying around, then Amazon wants you to use them...
Best Buy to release Fire TV editions by Insignia, Toshiba
The race to be the Smart TV platform of choice is still ongoing, and now Amazon’s Fire TV is trying to get up the...
Amazon Alexa now lets you make announcements on your Echo devices
If you have several Amazon Echo devices lying around your house and you want to save time calling everyone down to dinner, this new...
Alexa hands-free support added to Amazon Fire HD 8 and Fire 7
Alexa has been busy a lot these days. Ever since its debut over four years ago, Alexa hasn't slowed down any bit. It was...