Credit: wi-fi alliance Lennar's partnership with Amazon brings a new wrinkle to the idea of a smart home, with Alexa included even ... with Wi-Fi as a central focus, perhaps we can finally have ...

It marks the most significant upgrade of Alexa yet ... reinforcing their role as smart home hubs, but I’d like to see some of that focus shift to enhancing its audio performance.

For your bedside table, the Echo Spot could make for a nice companion, as long as you don’t expect great audio quality.

Welcome to the future of living! Imagine walking into your home, and with just a simple voice command, the lights dim, your favorite playlist starts playing, and the thermostat adjusts to the perfect ...

Here’s how it works. Siri might have been the original voice assistant but Amazon’s Alexa was the first to break free from the confines of a smartphone, so if you’re in the market for a smart speaker ...

Samantha Kelly is a freelance writer with a focus on consumer technology ... while keeping the original version of Alexa free. Apple is also rumored to ramp up its smart home efforts with a ...

There are four main smart home platforms: Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s HomeKit ... Many smart home products can link up directly to your Wi-Fi, but some require (or at least work best with) a dedicated hub ...

We're partial to Netgear's Orbi Voice setup for two reasons: For one thing, its WiFi extender is also a smart speaker with a built-in Alexa virtual assistant, making it a convenient, all-in-one ...

We also like that it features Alexa and Google Assistant support alongside a handy timer function. It’s a compact yet versatile dual-power solution. This hubless pair of smart plugs from TP-Link uses ...