How to mix and match Amazon Echo's new name and voice options video – CNET
Move over, Alexa. Amazon expanded its name and voice options, including a new wake word, “Ziggy.” Here’s how to mix and match your Echo’s voice options.
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Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a tease. These other robots are real
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. Stephen Shankland/CNET Tesla CEO Elon Musk spun up his attention machine last week’s, pulling the wraps off a humanoid robot that uses artificial intelligence to take over mundane tasks for people. The Tesla Bot, he says, will sport autopilot cameras and an information display instead of …
Smart home tech still isn’t smart — now what?
“Smart home” tech isn’t all that smart — and it’s still too hard to install and have it interoperate across brands. Those pain points are major contributors to the fact that barely one-third of US households with broadband internet have one smart home device 11 years after the category was …
Why your smart home is still dumb, and what Matter is doing about that video – CNET
A new consortium aims to make smart home tech what it always promised it would be: Smart and easy to set up.
No one knows when Tesla Bot will arrive. Here are robots you can experience now
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot. Stephen Shankland/CNET Tesla CEO Elon Musk spun up his attention machine Thursday, pulling the wraps off a humanoid robot that uses artificial intelligence to take over mundane tasks for people. The Tesla Bot will sport autopilot cameras and an information display instead of a face. It …
The budget alternative to Philips Hue light strips are even cheaper today
Govee I love smart lighting, especially being able to control all of the lights in my house with my voice, but I absolutely do not love paying for them. As convenient and clever as Philips Hue bulbs are, they’re crazy expensive. Recently there’s been a compelling alternative popping up all …
Best smart home tech for your dorm
Small, smart home devices can easily upgrade your dorm room when you head back to school. Take, for example, the $35 Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker. The Echo Dot, which is powered by the Alexa voice-activated digital assistant, does everything the full-size Echo does for half the price: Control other …