Voice assistants like Alexa can help automate life, but they can also be pretty chatty. Here's how use Brief Mode to keep ...

Amazon's new Echo Studio is one of two speakers that allow you to use Alexa Home Theater to its full potential. (Billy Steele ...

Amazon's huge voice assistant upgrade is conversational, connected and well-suited for Prime users. I enjoy it, but still ...

Our kids' room has its own routine. When we say, "Alexa, it's bedtime," their sound machine turns on (powered by a smart plug), their bedside lamp switches off, and their smart light strip turns on to ...

The 5.5-inch screen displays camera feeds and smart home controls at a glance.

The speaker design is all about making the sound fuller and giving it more bass than previous Echo Dot models could do with their small enclosures. Amazon changed the way the internal drivers are set ...

One of the more intriguing prospects Amazon revealed at its devices and services event back in September was Alexa Home Theater, a surround sound mode for select Echo speakers. Amazon has now ...

Did you miss the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals? Don't worry, the same discounts are back for the Amazon Echo Show 8 and 11.

When you're setting up your new Alexa device, there are three spots you should never put it. Here's why -- and what places ...

The newest Echo Dot paired with limited-edition Jack Skellington and Sally shells is discounted for a short time, and fans are already losing it ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

At its fall event, Amazon announced a bevy of new devices, including a new range of Echo devices focused on supporting Alexa+. While its next-generation AI assistant is still in Early Access, I've ...