Images and descriptions of two unannounced Amazon Alexa devices publicly surfaced Wednesday afternoon, providing an inadvertent sneak preview of what was previously reported to be a new wave of smart… Read More
Amazon is out with a new feature that makes it easier to control music on Echo smart speakers and other Alexa-powered devices using smartphones. Alexa Cast only works with Amazon… Read More
[Editor’s Note: Starla Sampaco is the host and producer of GeekWire’s TLDR daily news show. Watch and subscribe here.] I just got my hands on Amazon’s new Echo Look. It’s… Read More
After a strong 2017, Amazon’s line of Echo smart speakers have overtaken Fire tablets as the tech giant’s most popular devices, according to a new report. The report from Futuresource… Read More
Amazon made its $200 Echo Look generally available for purchase in the U.S. starting Wednesday morning, more than a year after unveiling the hands-free, depth-sensing camera and speaker system. Echo Look… Read More
OK, don’t laugh. There’s been enough of that, apparently. After reports about its Alexa-enabled devices laughing out loud for no apparent reason — and weirding people out in the process… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Alexa is just about everywhere here at CES this week — in PCs; in cars; in coffee pots; and much more. But one of the more unique… Read More
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant may have reached critical mass during the 2017 holiday shopping season, judging from a new report from the e-commerce giant. In its first post-holiday recap this… Read More
Updated below with details on additional games and user experience updates from Amazon. Wait a couple months before getting Amazon’s new Echo Buttons. Hopefully, by then, Amazon and its partners… Read More
This post has been updated to correct the areas in which Echo and Alexa are now available. Full list below. Amazon is launching three of its Echo devices with Alexa… Read More
Update: Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, said that Cyber Monday was the biggest day ever for small businesses on Amazon — customers ordered nearly 140 million units from these… Read More
Amazon is taking Alexa north of the border. The retail giant said today that Amazon’s digital brain, as well as its Prime Music service are available now in Canada. Canadian… Read More
Alexa has a bunch of them. Siri is getting one. So why not Cortana, too? A new smart speaker from audio equipment maker Harman Kardon is the first to come… Read More
FOLLOW-UP: Here’s everything Amazon announced today Amazon this morning unveiled an array of new Echo devices, including a smaller and lower-cost version of the flagship Echo smart speaker, a special-purpose… Read More
Amazon will put Alexa into a new pair of smart glasses, allowing users to summon and interact with the virtual assistant at any time, according to a report overnight by… Read More
It is becoming more common to control smart lights around the home or office with voice commands, by connecting those lights to devices using Amazon’s Alexa or other virtual assistants.… Read More
Two new models of Amazon’s Fire TV are in the works, according to a new report, and one of them looks like a cube-shaped version of an Echo, the tech-giant’s… Read More
Like other department stores, Kohl’s is struggling to compete with online retailers, most notably Amazon. Faced with declining sales, Kohl’s is reducing inventory in hundreds of its stores. Now, in a… Read More
Fire TV owners can now control the streaming device without touching a remote. Amazon today rolled out a new feature for the Fire TV that allows users to pair an… Read More
There are countless emergency situations — from cardiac arrest to a suspected intruder — which can make it difficult to call for help using a phone. But until recently, there… Read More
Mike George, the Amazon vice president who oversaw two of the company’s most successful products — the Alexa virtual assistant and Echo smart devices — is leaving after nearly two… Read More
Another day, another tech titan developing a smart speaker. A new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Samsung is working on its own voice-controlled home speaker to compete with… Read More
Alibaba, the China-based e-commerce giant determined to go toe-to-toe with Amazon, is coming out with its answer to the Echo smart speaker. The device will be powered by voice, an… Read More
If your grandmother was anything like mine — at home in the kitchen with a recipe box full of hand-written cards — she’d just shake her head and sigh at… Read More
Amazon is taking a big step forward in its quest to turn Alexa into the operating system for the home. Starting today, the Seattle tech giant is rolling out an… Read More
Amazon just introduced a new Alexa device: a $20 version of its Amazon Dash Wand with the voice-enabled smart assistant built in for ordering food, getting recipes and controlling smart-home… Read More
Amazon is rolling out an update to its Alexa app that lets users of its voice-calling feature block specific people from calling them using the company’s voice-activated assistant. The update… Read More
Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference starts Monday in San Jose. Here are a few of the areas we’ll be watching closely. Siri Speaker: Will Apple challenge Amazon’s Echo? The possibility of a “Siri… Read More
Amazon’s voice technology has made its way into Major League Baseball. Earlier this month, the Seattle Mariners became the first professional sports franchise to place Amazon Echo devices inside stadium… Read More
Alexa is about to get more assertive. Amazon is adding notifications to its voice-enabled assistant, allowing users to choose to receive alerts via their Echo devices when one of the… Read More