Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Amazon wants every smart home device to work with its Alexa ecosystem, and it says Matter is key to achieving ...

Amazon recently launched Alexa Plus, a major AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant. This new version brings significantly ...

How to set up and use Google Assistant or Alexa with Samsung SmartThings Your email has been sent Image: Samsung. Official SmartThings photograph. With Samsung SmartThings, users can build, customize ...

SEATTLE — If you are one of the millions of people without a smart speaker in your home, Amazon wants to talk to you. On Thursday, the company announced not one, not six, but more than a dozen devices ...

While Alexa can't drag you out of bed and stick a toothbrush in your mouth, it is possible to automate some of her functions ...

While there's a range of handy applications for the Amazon Echo Dot, Show, and other Alexa-enabled devices around the home, streaming music on Spotify is one of the most popular. Unfortunately, you ...

If you’re someone who loves the convenience of smart home technology, then you’ve probably heard of both Alexa and z-wave devices. Alexa, the popular voice-controlled virtual assistant by Amazon, has ...