Electronics Amazon may be developing a wall-mounted Echo device for the smart home The Alexa-powered ecosystem is silently growing By Adrian Potoroaca, February 9, 2021, 5:57 PM
Electronics Amazon Alexa gets real-time translation functionality Alexa just got even better By Cohen Coberly, December 14, 2020, 4:09 PM
Wearable Tech Electronics Amazon's 2nd-gen 'Echo Frames' smart glasses arrive on December 10 for $250 Take Alexa with you wherever you go By Cohen Coberly, November 19, 2020, 3:17 PM 8 comments
Hardware Industry Amazon is ditching Nvidia GPUs in favor of their own silicon Alexa is being powered by Amazon's own chips By Isaiah Mayersen, November 15, 2020, 9:55 AM 14 comments
Security Electronics Researchers detail a now fixed exploit in Alexa that could have exposed your voice history and personal information PSA: Never use banking skills on your Alexa-powered device By Adrian Potoroaca, August 14, 2020, 3:20 PM
Electronics Former Amazon executive says he switches off Alexa for "private moments" You never know who's listening By Rob Thubron, February 18, 2020, 8:15 AM 14 comments
Electronics Amazon maintains a significant lead in smart speaker market Amazon's market share has been trending downward, however By David Matthews, February 10, 2020, 5:12 PM
Software Samuel L. Jackson's voice is now available on Alexa devices Say 'what' again, I dare you By Rob Thubron, December 13, 2019, 8:37 AM 13 comments
Electronics Amazon's latest device is a wireless, India-exclusive Echo designed for portability It can operate for up to 11 hours on a single charge By Cohen Coberly, December 4, 2019, 7:54 AM
Software Amazon adds emotional responses to Alexa As well as 'Speaking Styles' By Cohen Coberly, November 27, 2019, 2:02 PM
Tech Culture Police turn to Alexa in murder case Did the smart speaker hear a homicide? By Rob Thubron, November 5, 2019, 5:20 AM
Security Electronics SRLabs finds new smart speaker vulnerabilities that turn them into spying devices The same technique can be used to trick users into revealing their password By Cal Jeffrey, October 21, 2019, 3:12 PM
Electronics Tech Culture You can now apply for a job at McDonald's using Alexa and Google Assistant Thanks to the company's Apply Thru scheme By Rob Thubron, September 30, 2019, 5:20 AM
Electronics Amazon's 'Certified for Humans' program makes smart homes more accessible to tech novices Using the power of Alexa By Cohen Coberly, September 25, 2019, 6:42 PM
Electronics Amazon's 3rd-gen Echo features a new design and better audio At the same $99 price point By Cohen Coberly, September 25, 2019, 5:36 PM
Electronics Amazon announces high-end Echo Studio smart speaker Apple and Sonos should be worried By Shawn Knight, September 25, 2019, 2:04 PM 8 comments
Mobile Amazon can now sell you a Sony Xperia 1 with built-in Alexa Sony is now looking towards smart home owners for selling its flagship at a discounted price of $850 By Humza Aamir, August 15, 2019, 8:55 AM
Tech Culture Industry Opinion: The contradictory state of AI Less magic, more grunt work By Bob O'Donnell, July 23, 2019, 12:08 PM 8 comments
Gaming St. Noire is a murder mystery board game driven by Alexa The game is the brainchild of Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell By Cal Jeffrey, July 18, 2019, 5:18 PM
Security Alexa transcripts may persist even after deleted, Amazon reveals in letter to Senator Transcripts may remain, even when "deleted" By Shawn Knight, July 3, 2019, 12:05 PM
Tech Culture Voice assistant adoption rates are lower than previously thought Nearly half of those surveyed never use a voice assistant By Shawn Knight, June 17, 2019, 12:07 PM 31 comments
Electronics Amazon patent would let Alexa listen to and record conversations without wake word To enable more natural voice commands By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2019, 6:56 AM 7 comments
The Web Facebook is reportedly working on an Alexa rival Facebook tried this back in 2015 and failed By David Matthews, April 18, 2019, 7:38 AM
Electronics Thousands of Amazon workers are listening to your Alexa conversations Human reviewers are used to improve the AI By Rob Thubron, April 11, 2019, 8:52 AM 18 comments
Electronics Amazon's Echo 'Song ID' feature tells you the name of songs before they play Alexa gets a bit closer to to being a personal DJ By Cohen Coberly, March 6, 2019, 3:49 PM