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Apple iMac G4

Remember the legendary iMac G4? Apple's smart display might look just like it

Early Prime Day deal: The Amazon Echo Spot is 44% off

Save up to 53% with the best Echo device deals ahead of October Prime Day

Echo Dot vs. Echo Pop: Which Amazon device should you buy during Prime Big Deal Days?

Snag a Jack Skellington Echo Dot and give your Halloween decor a spooky upgrade

Remember the legendary iMac G4? Apple's smart display might look just like it

echo and echo dot speaker facing each other with vs. between them

Echo vs. Echo Dot: Which Amazon device should you buy?

amazon spot alarm clock on table

Snag a free smart bulb when you buy an Echo Spot at Amazon

a person leaves through the front door of a home while looking back into the home and smiling. there's an amazon smart thermostat affixed to an interior wall inside the home

Winter is coming: Upgrade to a refurbished Amazon Smart Thermostat for under $35

An Amazon Echo Hub, Echo Dot Kids, and Echo Show 8

Save up to 58% with the best Echo device deals on October Prime Day

An Amazon Echo Hub, Echo Dot Kids, and Echo Show 8

Save up to 58% with the best Echo device deals during October Prime Day

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Apple's Echo rival could make Siri the master of your home

If it ever makes it out of the prototype stage.

09/23/2016

By Raymond Wong

Apple's Echo rival could make Siri the master of your home

Apple's Echo rival could make Siri the master of your home

Nest Cam Outdoor shows me the cat lurking outside my home

Nest delivers another excellent smart home device,

09/23/2016

By Lance Ulanoff

Nest Cam Outdoor shows me the cat lurking outside my home

Nest Cam Outdoor shows me the cat lurking outside my home

Alexa gets a British accent with Amazon Echo launch in UK and Germany

She even knows her Monty Python references.

09/14/2016

By Liza Hearon

Alexa gets a British accent with Amazon Echo launch in UK and Germany

Alexa gets a British accent with Amazon Echo launch in UK and Germany

Nest lets users swipe through days of footage with new Sightline app

The app also includes video archiving and person alerts.

09/08/2016

By Marcus Gilmer

Nest lets users swipe through days of footage with new Sightline app

Nest lets users swipe through days of footage with new Sightline app

Amazon Echo will soon speak up without voice commands, report says

Is this cool... or creepy?

09/08/2016

By Damon Beres

Amazon Echo will soon speak up without voice commands, report says

Amazon Echo will soon speak up without voice commands, report says

Get your notifications at the perfect time with this tiny gadget

Reminders when they are actually useful. Finally.

09/08/2016

By Tara Flanigan

Get your notifications at the perfect time with this tiny gadget

Get your notifications at the perfect time with this tiny gadget

At IFA 2016, smart appliances and virtual reality take center stage

Anyone looking for a smart iron?

09/04/2016

By Stan Schroeder

At IFA 2016, smart appliances and virtual reality take center stage

At IFA 2016, smart appliances and virtual reality take center stage

Sony's Xperia Agent robot is a cute, friendly smart-home butler

It also dances and has a screen on its belly. And did we say it's adorbs?

09/02/2016

By Raymond Wong

smart home assistant in steel color, black accents, and screen still

smart home assistant in steel color, black accents, and screen still

Google is absorbing parts of Nest, and that's a good thing

Google is getting some of the smartest parts of Nest.

08/31/2016

By Pete Pachal

Google is absorbing parts of Nest, and that's a good thing

Google is absorbing parts of Nest, and that's a good thing

Amazon might be working on a cheap, Echo-only music subscription service

Unlimited, ad-free music for $4 or $5 per month sounds great, but you'll need to own an Echo speaker.

08/23/2016

By Stan Schroeder

Amazon might be working on a cheap, Echo-only music subscription service

Amazon might be working on a cheap, Echo-only music subscription service

Inside Home: Apple’s plan to finally give you a smarter house

Apple's plan for increasing your home's intelligence is finally coming into focus, and it looks pretty sharp.

08/18/2016

By Lance Ulanoff

A carbon monoxide alarm sitting on a reflective surface next to some decorative wooden blocks.

A carbon monoxide alarm sitting on a reflective surface next to some decorative wooden blocks.

You can now apply to a job with Amazon Echo thanks to ZipRecruiter

Alexa, who's hiring?

08/11/2016

By Kerry Flynn

You can now apply to a job with Amazon Echo thanks to ZipRecruiter

You can now apply to a job with Amazon Echo thanks to ZipRecruiter

This button could be the easiest way to control your smart home

Sometimes the best things are just stupendously simple.

08/11/2016

By Raymond Wong

A hand holding a Logitech Logi Pop Home Switch between thumb and forefinger.

A hand holding a Logitech Logi Pop Home Switch between thumb and forefinger.

Nucleus debuts first Alexa-enabled touchscreen video device

Amazon Alexa gets its first touchscreen video chat device thanks to Nucleus.

08/04/2016

By Adario Strange

Nucleus debuts first Alexa-enabled touchscreen video device

Nucleus debuts first Alexa-enabled touchscreen video device

11 useful things you didn't know your Amazon Echo could do

Did you know Alexa can whip you into shape with a quick workout?

07/29/2016

By Raymond Wong

The Amazon Echo, Tap, and Echo Dot.

The Amazon Echo, Tap, and Echo Dot.

Amazon's Alexa can lock your front door if you own this smart lock

"Alexa, lock the front door!"

07/28/2016

By Raymond Wong

Amazon's Alexa can lock your front door if you own this smart lock

Amazon's Alexa can lock your front door if you own this smart lock

Turn your home into a smart home with these Amazon Prime Day deals

It's Prime time to give your home a brain transplant.

07/12/2016

By Lance Ulanoff

Turn your home into a smart home with these Amazon Prime Day deals

Turn your home into a smart home with these Amazon Prime Day deals

TFW your internet goes down and takes your smart home with it

All your smart home devices become real useless fast.

07/05/2016

By Raymond Wong

TFW your internet goes down and takes your smart home with it

TFW your internet goes down and takes your smart home with it

Amazon's Alexa now accepts voice commands to buy stuff for you

"Alexa, order ten pounds of hot dogs."

07/01/2016

By Raymond Wong

Amazon's Alexa now accepts voice commands to buy stuff for you

Amazon's Alexa now accepts voice commands to buy stuff for you

Alexa does not like when you ask her about the NSA

They're listening...

06/29/2016

By Kellen Beck

Alexa does not like when you ask her about the NSA

Alexa does not like when you ask her about the NSA

Amazon's Alexa now lets you order a ride from Lyft

What "can't" Alexa do?

06/28/2016

By Adario Strange

Amazon's Alexa now lets you order a ride from Lyft

Amazon's Alexa now lets you order a ride from Lyft

You'll soon be able to buy a HomeKit-powered ‘Apple House'

But, um, what if you have Android?

06/15/2016

By Samantha Murphy Kelly

You'll soon be able to buy a HomeKit-powered ‘Apple House'

You'll soon be able to buy a HomeKit-powered ‘Apple House'

Amazon's Jeff Bezos: 'It's the first inning' of AI

The expansive future of artificial intelligence is mostly ahead of us says Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos.

06/01/2016

By Lance Ulanoff

Amazon's Jeff Bezos: 'It's the first inning' of AI

Amazon's Jeff Bezos: 'It's the first inning' of AI

Now you can try Amazon Echo and Alexa in your web browser

Alexa's siren digital assistant song is calling, now from your desktop browser.

05/28/2016

By Adario Strange

Now you can try Amazon Echo and Alexa in your web browser

Now you can try Amazon Echo and Alexa in your web browser

Google made I/O fun again, but is that enough?

Underneath all the excitement, there appears to be a sense of unease from Google.

05/20/2016

By Connor Finnegan

Google made I/O fun again, but is that enough?

Google made I/O fun again, but is that enough?

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