Alexa

You Can Now Use Samuel L. Jackson’s Voice for Alexa, But It Ain’t Free

Tim December 12, 2019

One of our planet's most recognizable voices is now available for Amazon's Alexa. Yup, I'm talking about the Jedi Master with the purple lightsaber, Samuel L. Jackson. While this isn't Google Assistant, it's still pretty cool. Amazon is selling access to the...

Motorola AX Home Phone Has Built-In Alexa, Costs $99

Tim June 10, 2019

If you need to upgrade all of the dumb things in your house to smart things, the home phone seems like a good place to start. Typically, home phones take up valuable counter space, and if all they're doing is connecting you to the outside world via a telephone...

Amazon Echo Show 5 Up for Pre-Order, $89 for a 5.5″ Alexa-Powered Smart Display

Tim May 29, 2019

Amazon announced a compact version of the Echo Show today, and instead of calling it what I imagine was the obvious choice, which would have been Echo Show Mini, they decided to call it the Echo Show 5. Echo Show 5 features a 5.5" HD display, front-facing...

DEAL: Amazon’s Echo Input, Brings Alexa to Most Speakers, is $20 Right Now ($15 Off)

Kellen January 14, 2019

With Chromecast Audio on the way out, your next best bet for turning your old and dumb speaker into a smarter tune box is Amazon's Echo Input. Introduced back in September, the Echo Input in either black or white has been discounted to $19.99 from $34.99. What...

Lenovo’s New Alexa Powered Smart Tab is Where Google Should Take Smart Displays

Kellen January 9, 2019

After last year's initial debut of smart displays at CES 2018, it shouldn't surprise anyone to see new models show up for CES 2019. Lenovo gave us that cute little clock version and KitchenAid introduced the ultimate kitchen version. But it's another Lenovo...

August Rolls Out Alexa and Google Home Integration for Locks and Doorbell Cameras

Tim October 30, 2018

August, makers of smart home tech, introduced new integrations with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant this week. Specifically for its smart locks and video doorbells, users will now be able to lock/unlock an August Smart Lock by speaking a command, then...

New Skill Brings Amazon Alexa Integration for NVIDIA SHIELD TV

Tim October 29, 2018

SHIELD TV is getting Amazon Alexa integration, thanks to a new skill that is launching for Echo owners. With it, you'll be controlling your Android TV box from NVIDIA with nothing but your voice. Clutch. As SHIELD TV owners likely know, NVIDIA's box already...

Amazon is Readying the Alexa Device You Dreamed of: a Microwave

Kellen September 17, 2018

Alexa, re-heat my 3-day-old white sauce pizza. Amazon is about centuple down on its Alexa-powered devices, according to a new report. The online shopping behemoth will introduce at least 8 new devices that can be controlled by voice before the end of the year....