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 ...

Creates Alexa-friendly virtual trigger devices (single triggers and trigger groups) so you can start Alexa routines from Hubitat automations. In Hubitat, open the built-in Amazon Echo Skill app and ...

One-line description: Create Alexa-friendly trigger devices so you can start Alexa routines from Hubitat automations. Purpose: Provide virtual contact sensors that ...

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has been around for over a decade now. But over the past few years, it’s felt like Amazon was neglecting its digital assistant. In my own home, I found it buggier and ...

I have had Alexa Echo devices from Amazon in my house for years, so when it’s time for bed, all I have to say is “Alexa, turn off the lamp” to darken our bedroom. I also use my voice to play music or ...

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Amazon served up a slew of flashy Echo speakers and displays during its big fall hardware event in New York City last week, but its most practical and affordable Alexa announcement didn’t get any ...