Smart speakers tell you the weather, play music, answer trivia questions, help you prank your spouse, and they just might ...

Ty Pendlebury has worked at CNET since 2006. He lives in New York City where he writes about streaming and home audio. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications, and has ...

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

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

All the best Amazon Echo speakers are on sale, and you can even get a free smart light to get started on your smart home.

Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers and voice assistant Alexa cannot call 911 for you. They won't reliably report your location and don't offer a callback number, so they don't meet the ...

The best smart speakers make controlling your smart home devices a piece of cake, with simple voice commands putting you in charge. These speakers are for far more than music, with many including ...

You just need to ask. Smart speakers come with one of three voice assistants built-in — Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple's Siri. When you start to build your smart home, you'll need to ...

The Privacy Concerns With Smart Speakers . If smart speakers didn't already exist, they would sound like a pretty strange ...

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Amazon’s speedy smart speaker can be set up so that it gently wakes you up with music instead of typical alarm clock sounds, ...

Win an iPhone 16 Pro with Apple Intelligence ($999 value). Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers and voice assistant Alexa cannot call 911 for you. They won’t reliably report your location and don’t ...