Amazon’s smart assistant takes another step toward broader availability. Amazon’s smart assistant takes another step toward broader availability. is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

Imagine turning your old, “dumb” appliances into intelligent, Wi-Fi-enabled devices that respond to your voice, phone, or automation rules. Sounds futuristic, right? With the ESP8266 microcontroller, ...

Amazon has finally given its voice assistant a big upgrade by launching Alexa Plus, which is a smarter and more natural version of the popular assistant. For years, Alexa was seen as less advanced ...

As Amazon prepares to launch new hardware this week, it needs to push Alexa to the next level. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. To fix ...

Amazon’s voice assistant is hanging on by a thread. And that thread is generative AI—or, in Amazon’s case, Alexa+. Amazon hasn’t had a problem getting people to buy cheap, Alexa-powered gadgets.

Amazon has infused its famed assistant Alexa with the power of artificial intelligence — an upgrade that’s apparently come with some serious drawbacks and headaches. But things haven’t gone smoothly. ...

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was ...

Amazon served up a slew of flashy Echo speakers and displays during its big fall hardware event in New York City last week, but its most practical and affordable Alexa announcement didn’t get any ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

In this video, I share my experiences with voice assistants and home automation, focusing on Amazon's Alexa. While I have enjoyed using voice assistants like Google Assistant and Apple's Siri, I have ...

Amazon is trying to drive interest in the new Alexa, which it spent years updating with AI for better personalization and a more conversational tone. The effort carries significant weight as Amazon ...