by dbadmin | Dec 19, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Amazon has announced that it finished the first wave of its Matter rollout. The rollout brings Matter to 17 different Echo devices, plugs, switches, and bulbs. Amazon will bring Matter support to more devices in 2023. The...
by dbadmin | Dec 11, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Amazon Fire TV, Features
If you’ve got a Fire TV device or you’re shopping for one, Amazon is eager to sell you the newly-released Alexa Voice Remote Pro as an extra accessory. I recently had an opportunity to test one, comparing it against other Fire TV remotes to judge whether it really...
by dbadmin | Dec 10, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Amazon Fire TV, Reviews, Streaming
Amazon’s The Rings of Power is an ambitious series. It sets out to cover a lot of ground, bouncing between the Harfoots, the arrival of Orcs in the Southlands, and the creation of the rings themselves, highlighting each storyline with varying degrees of success...
by dbadmin | Nov 21, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, Reviews, Smart Home, smart speakers
Amazon, like Apple and Google, has been unusually slow about updating its smart speakers and displays during the past few years. So what makes the Dot so worthy of attention? And more importantly, is it a good entry point into the world of smart speakers in general?...
by dbadmin | Sep 24, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Features
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority We’ve got quite a few guides to using Amazon Alexa on Android Authority, but you may be curious about the voice assistant’s underlying technology. Here’s a brief explanation of how Alexa works, from its overall structure to...
by dbadmin | Aug 21, 2022 | Amazon Alexa, Bixby, Google Assistant, SIRI, Smart Home, VS
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Digital assistants have become an essential part of both the smartphone and smart home experiences — if nothing else, it’s easier to ask Google Assistant to set an alarm than do it yourself through the Clock app. But tech...
