Get package tracking updates with Alexa – CNET Chris Monroe/CNET With Amazon so hellbent on you buying things from them and using devices like Alexa to make the process much easier, you would imagine the connected speaker would come out of the box with some package-tracking features. Sadly, it doesn’t. Asking Alexa where your packages
Wazombi Smart Shades review – CNET Wazombi’s Smart Shades are a simple product. The body of the device sticks to the wall beside your window, you feed the line from your shade into the wheel of the device, and it turns to crank your shade open or closed. The device alone costs $90 (about £64
RIP Revolv: Nest shuts down the smart home hub it bought two years ago – CNET Enlarge Image<div id="c4eecab1-9f8e-4c66-a9b8-5a137954df24" class="enlargeImage" data-component="globalModal" data-global-modal-options="{"content":"“,”modalTemplate”:” {{content}}”,”setContentOnInit”:false}”/> The Revolv Smart Home Hub. Ry Crist/CNET Revolv’s days are officially numbered. Less than two years after it was acquired by Alphabet-owned Nest Labs, the Revolv Smart Home Hub will cease to
What's the best combination of Alexa devices for your house? – CNET It’s time to think big picture now that we’ve reviewed all three devices with Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant. What if you want to roll out Alexa to every room in your house? A quick refresher: Alexa is the speech-recognition technology built into Amazon’s
Order Amazon Dash Buttons with Alexa – CNET Tyler Lizenby/CNET Amazon is bullish on its newest platform, Alexa — not because it’s a genuinely cool product that’s only getting better with time, and not because it has made controlling the smart home easier or more accessible for all users. Instead, Amazon wants to take every
Amazon Alexa is no sous chef – CNET Enlarge Image<div id="a605aa98-195b-467b-ba27-72e552d04854" class="enlargeImage" data-component="globalModal" data-global-modal-options="{"content":"“,”modalTemplate”:” {{content}}”,”setContentOnInit”:false}”/> Thanks to an integration with Domino’s, you can ask Alexa to order a pizza for you. But it gets more difficult if you want to make your own. Chris Monroe/CNET Alexa can order you a pizza, but your options are
Amazon opens up Alexa's smart home software – CNET Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa has already grown into a viable platform for voice-activated smart home control. Now, Amazon is introducing new, open software that will make it easier for smart home gadgets to hop aboard that platform. The software is a new addition to the Alexa
How a Reddit user turned Amazon Dot into a better Tap – CNET Last week, Amazon’s two new Alexa devices — Dot and Tap — arrived on the doorsteps of those who were lucky enough to place their orders before the devices became backordered. The Dot is essentially a much smaller Echo that can be
Konica Minolta to buy Mobotix TOKYO—Meet the newest outsider to enter the security industry: Konica Minolta, a $9 billion provider of office equipment and optical systems, has signed an agreement to acquire video surveillance provider Mobotix. Konica Minolta today announced an agreement to purchase 65 percent of Mobotix shares from company founder Ralf Hinkel. Konica