“Alexa, set a timer for 10 minutes,” I say in the kitchen as I’m putting a pot of water on a burner, followed by “Alexa, set a timer for 20 minutes” as I pop some lasagne in the oven for reheating.

One of Alexa's more practical, everyday uses is setting timers - helpful when cooking, remembering to perform some task, or alerting kids it's bedtime, among other things. Today, Amazon is improving ...

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Do you need help juggling the many events, appointments, and other items in your life? Alexa is at your service. With your Echo device, you can set up reminders so Alexa will notify you when a task or ...

Amazon dropped the price for the Echo Wall Clock, the extremely helpful visible countdown display for the Alexa timer Amazon Alexa’s voice-controlled timer is the most useful out-of-the-box feature of ...

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Every day, I use Alexa to turn on my lights, switch TV channels, and set timers ...