Even if you’re a regular Alexa user, there’s a good chance you haven’t discovered some of its most efficient features. Actually, strike that: There’s a good chance you’re only using your Alexa device ...

Using the Alexa Timer is so easy, it’s the first skill many Echo smart speaker owners try out. Just say, “Alexa, set a timer for 12 minutes,” to start a countdown. When we bought our first Echo Dot ...

In September, Amazon took the wraps off the Echo Wall Clock, a seemingly basic analog clock with the ability to pair with an Echo device. In addition to its traditional appearance, the Echo Wall Clock ...

Amazon Alexa — and most other voice assistants, for that matter — used to be a novel science fiction-ish concept when it was first introduced back in the mid-2010s. More than a decade later, it has ...

The upgraded system, first demoed in 2023, can handle more complex requests, remember personal details and perform multiple ...

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