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Amazon Echo Frames (2nd Gen) review: Alexa all the time, every time

The Amazon Echo Frames (2nd Gen) gives you access to Alexa all the time, while also doubling as a pair of headphones and smart speaker.
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Amazon unveils Live Translation feature for Echo devices

A new Amazon Alexa feature will translate a conversation between two people who communicate using different languages.
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Using Alexa is tricky if you have a speech disability. Voiceitt could fix that

Voiceitt, experts in speech recognition tools for people with atypical speech, has developed an app for Amazon Alexa.
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Amazon adds two-way video calling to the Fire TV Cube

Starting today, owners of the 2nd gen Fire TV Cube can hook up a USB webcam and do free two-way video calling with any other Alexa device that has a screen.
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How to install Alexa in your car

These devices let you install Amazon Alexa compatibility in any car, whether it's a year or four decades old.
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The best smart faucets

A smart faucet is a dream come true for your kitchen sink, allowing for touchless controls and impressive spray tech. Here are our favorite faucets of 2021.
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Amazon Echo Buds review: The best earbuds for Alexa fans

With a huge number of features for the money, Amazon's $130 Echo Buds are one of the best values in a set of true wireless earbuds. Here's our full review.
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Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen) review: Growing up to set the benchmark

Amazon's smallest smart speaker has undergone a radical change, so will the Echo Dot's (4th Gen) new design be enough to garner attention over the competition?
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Amazon Echo (4th Gen) review: New look, same outstanding results

Amazon takes a gamble on the new Echo (4th Gen) by changing it up with a totally new design. It's daring, but will it be enough to make consumers take notice?
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How to use Alexa in your car

Many new cars come with helpful smarts. If your new vehicle has Amazon's Alexa digital assistant installed, here's what it can do.
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What is Amazon Sidewalk?

Tired of your outdoor cameras dropping Wi-Fi? Amazon Sidewalk could be the cure for all our short-range network troubles. Here's a deep dive on what to expect.
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How to reset and deregister an Echo Show

Parting ways with your Echo Show smart display? Before you sell or donate your device, you'll need to reset and delete the device from your Amazon account.
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Google Nest Audio vs. Amazon Echo

We evaluate the 4th gen Amazon Echo and the new Google Nest Audio smart speakers to find out which device has superior looks, features, and sound quality.
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Let Alexa help you out on National Coffee Day with these tips and tricks

National Coffee Day is coming. Alexa can help you improve your coffee game with tips and tricks, and by remotely controlling compatible coffee makers.
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Amazon Echo Flex vs. Echo Dot

The Echo Dot and Echo Flex are two of Amazon’s smallest smart speakers with Alexa, but how are they different? We take a look at both to find the best for you.
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3rd Gen vs. 4th Gen Echo Dot Kids Edition

The Echo Dot Kids Edition is impressive modern tech for kids, but there's more than one model. Here's a comparison of the third- and fourth-gen Dots for kids.
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Amazon devices event 2020: Everything announced

Amazon held a virtual hardware event to take the place of its usual fall product showcase. Here's everything Amazon announced at the event.
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What to expect from Amazon’s September 2020 event

Amazon's fall hardware event is often the source of new product announcements and updates. Digital Trends will cover all news surrounding the event here.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Alexa

Beginning on September 15 and lasting a full month, Alexa celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month and recognizes the contributions of this vibrant community in the United States, as well as the influence of their ancestors from Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Spain.
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Want to chat with Samuel L. Jackson? An Alexa-enabled device can help with that

You can now say 'Hey, Samuel' to trigger Samuel L. Jackson's voice on your Alexa enabled device instead of the familiar one you've been listening to.
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How to install a smart lock

Adding a smart lock to your home takes no time at all, and really only requires a screwdriver. Here's our step-by-step guide on how to install a smart lock.
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Alexa’s moving into your next apartment with Amazon’s residential program

Thanks to partnerships with home builders and rental companies, Alexa might soon become a default part of the rental experience — and even a tour guide.
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It’s time to give Siri, Alexa, and other smart home devices a feminist reboot

Dr. Yolande Strengers and Dr. Jenny Kennedy talk about their new book, Smart Wife: Why Siri, Alexa, and Other Smart Home Devices Need a Feminist Reboot.
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Common Echo Buds problems, and how to fix them

Having problems with your Amazon Echo Buds? Our troubleshooting guide will walk you through the most common issues, and show you how to solve them with ease.
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Amazon Echo Flex gains smart clock add-on for timekeeping

The Echo Flex's small size makes it perfect for spaces where larger devices won't fit. The new clock add-on makes it easy to track timers all over the house.
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Amazon releasing interactive game Starfinder via Alexa-enabled devices

The popular tabletop RPG is being turned into a 13-hour interactive experience starring the voice talents of vocal veterans Nathan Fillion and Laura Bailey.
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What the lights on your Amazon Echo device mean

Did you know that your Echo device uses a coded language of colored lights to communicate with you? Here's a guide on what each pulsing or solid light means.
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Want Alexa to start recording a TikTok clip? She’ll soon be able to do it

Amazon highlighted some new Alexa skills during its virtual developers conference that allow the smart assistant to do even more through natural conversation.
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The best music hacks for the Amazon Echo

Enhance your music experience and find exactly what you want with these tricks for playing music on your Echo device. We round up music hacks for Echo speakers.
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Abode Starter Kit review

Abode's basic, entry-level hardware disappoints, but we still find lots to like about Abode's smart home security platform, namely it's ability to play well across all platforms, including Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. Find out more in our Abode Starter Kit review.
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HomePod problems Apple should fix

Considering purchasing Apple's HomePod? Though it has several perks, there are still some major problems that make Apple's HomePod smart speaker undesirable.
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How to add a Flash Briefing to Alexa

Always asking for the weather and news on your Alexa device? Here's how to set up a Flash Briefing, so you can obtain information with a single voice command.
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Paranoid prevents smart speakers from eavesdropping on you

A new device, called Paranoid, is here to prevent your smart speaker from listening when it shouldn't, making Alexa and Google Assistant devices a little safer.
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Alexa can now help assess whether you might have coronavirus

Amazon Alexa can now offer advice to users who are worried that they may have contracted coronavirus, officially called COVID-19.