Amazon's Alexa is still going strong, and the variety of devices that feature it is larger than ever. Here are the most ...

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Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Amazon recently introduced the $180 Amazon Echo Hub, a smart home control panel that streamlines management of all the connected devices in your home. You can still use your voice to control devices, ...

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When you’re new to smart homes, knowing where to start can be tough. There are a lot of options out there — particularly when it comes to Amazon Alexa, which is the best-supported consumer platform ...

The first step toward building a smart home is deciding which smart home platform to use. Google Home and Amazon Alexa are two of the best on the market, offering support for hundreds of third-party ...

Gaurav Shukla is a technology journalist with over a decade of experience reporting and writing about consumer technology. His work has appeared in BGR, How-To Geek, XDA Developers, and NDTV Gadgets ...

Alexa can be more than just a voice assistant — when integrated with platforms like Home Assistant and Matter, it becomes the control hub for a truly connected home. With the right setup, you can ...

If you're starting a smart home from scratch, you can skip getting a hub.