If you're old enough to remember cartoons like The Jetsons, you probably remember a vision of the future where our lives are fully automated. All it takes are a few verbal commands, and your whole ...

If you’re unfamiliar with Alexa routines, they’re a series of tasks that Alexa can do by only saying one phrase. For instance, instead of telling Alexa to turn off lights, turn on music, and turn on ...

What is a smart home routine? These routines are a series of actions that happen in response to a specific command or event. You can trigger them at a particular time or when you say a certain phrase.

Ever since the pandemic, when so many people were cooped up, out of work or otherwise left to their own devices, I’ve heard ...

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