Google unveiled its Amazon Echo competitor, the Google Home, at Google I/O today. Just like the Echo, the smart speaker connects with smart home devices, provides voice search functionality and, of course,… Read More
Amazon has made a “significant” investment in Luma, a company preparing to launch a “Surround WiFi” system for the home, as part of a $12.5 million Series A investment round led… Read More
One of the most popular guests ever to appear on our weekly GeekWire radio show is Amazon’s Alexa, the voice-enabled virtual assistant inside the Echo smart speaker and a growing number of… Read More
Befitting its stature, here is the capsule review: Amazon’s new Echo Dot smart speaker is the Echo you’ve been waiting for if you mainly want its flexible, functional voice commands and… Read More
The bad news: Sonos, the privately held maker of wireless audio gear, is cutting jobs. The good news for the downsized workers: maybe they can join Amazon. The retailer is hiring… Read More
Spotify users that pay for a $10 per month premium account can now listen to their music through the Amazon Echo. Amazon announced today that its virtual assistant will now officially… Read More
When you think Dominos, high-tech probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But the pizza chain’s quest to create an easy, seamless delivery experience has turned it into… Read More
Amazon is working on a smaller version of its smart Bluetooth speaker, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The portable version of the Amazon Echo would let… Read More
Ford says it’s working to connect its SYNC in-car technology platform with Amazon’s Echo smart speaker and Alexa virtual assistant — letting drivers turn off the living-room lights from their… Read More
Amazon says sales of its first-party devices tripled during the first holiday shopping weekend of 2015, compared with the year before, setting new records for the company. Following its traditional practice, the company… Read More
While Amazon’s Echo can tell you about traffic and control your smart-home devices, users haven’t had much ability to develop their own commands for Alexa. But thanks to an improved… Read More
Amazon’s strategy to bring its intelligent home speaker to market has been a little … different. The Echo was first introduced in a promo video more than a month before it started… Read More
Amazon’s smart assistant is getting to know your neighborhood. Amazon has added Yelp results to Alexa’s answers so you can now ask your Echo about local restaurants and stores. Alexa isn’t limited to… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon invited a small group of reporters to a perfectly staged house in San Francisco this week to unveil the next generation of some of its most… Read More
Amazon Echo owners can now control Samsung’s smart home devices with just their voice. The feature, announced today, means users can ask Alexa to turn on electrical outlets or dim the lights connected… Read More
The brain behind Amazon’s Echo, Alexa, is breaking out of her cylindrical cage. The retail giant today announced the availability of the Alexa Skills Kit, a set of APIs that lets… Read More
After seven months, the Amazon Echo is finally available without an invitation. Customers can now purchase the smart Bluetooth speaker for $179.99, regardless of their Amazon Prime status. It will… Read More
While the Amazon Echo has been available to some lucky users since November, there hasn’t been a way for customers to give the device a traditional review on Amazon’s site, or for prospective… Read More
Amazon this week rolled out another new feature for its Echo smart speaker: integration with Google Calendar. The company announced the feature in an email to users on Friday afternoon.… Read More
Amazon is making it easier for people who own its Echo Internet-enabled smart speaker and digital assistant to make sure their supplies are topped up with new re-ordering functionality. After an… Read More
Amazon’s Echo virtual-assistant-in-a-speaker received a small update today that improves the service for sports fans and music fans. People who enjoy streaming music from Pandora’s radio service can now start… Read More
Amazon’s Echo team is working on a software development kit, setting the stage for outside developers to create third-party apps for the intelligent, talking home speaker. The company disclosed the plans in an email… Read More
Amazon just added a pair of new features to its Echo intelligent talking speaker, providing voice controls for three third-party music services, and making it possible to get the device’s “Alexa” digital persona… Read More
We’ve been waiting for a long time to talk with this week’s guest! Joining us on the GeekWire radio show is “Alexa,” the voice and virtual personality of the Amazon Echo intelligent… Read More
Amazon has noticeably increased the number of invitations going out to customers to purchase the Echo smart home speaker, but an ongoing backlog means that even those who receive invites and… Read More
Amazon today released a native iOS app for Amazon Echo, the company’s intelligent, talking home speaker/virtual assistant. The companion app had previously been available only for Android, requiring Amazon Echo users… Read More
Yes, plenty of people have been able to purchase an Echo, and some of them are already big fans of Amazon’s intelligent, talking home speaker/virtual assistant. And even in cases where they’re not… Read More
Haven’t been able to get your hands on Amazon Echo? You’re not alone. CNet had to turn to eBay just to get one to review. The result is a rare, in-depth, hands-on review of Amazon’s… Read More
It’s been 24 hours since Amazon revealed Echo and the Internet has already come up with some pretty hilarious videos that parody the $199 voice-controlled speaker. Amazon on Thursday put out a rather peculiar… Read More