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Review: Amazon Echo (4th Gen), a big ball of fun that has won me...
Amazon Echo smart speakers have been around for a long time and while they are not everyone's cup of tea they have progressed a lot over that time. Sometimes it can be difficult...
Hue lights secret easy reset method using Alexa Zigbee speakers and displays
If you have some Philips Hue lights and your Hue Bridge controller fails you'll quickly realise there is no widely documented quick and easy way to reset and pair the lights to another Zigbee...
[Updated with AU pricing] Amazon has been busy, announcing new products in all spaces
Getting in a week earlier than the Made by Google event next week Amazon has shown off their latest products with some big changes to already established products along with a few new ones.
A...
Spotify free accounts can now be used on Amazon Echo speakers
Following closely behind Sonos offering use of free Spotify accounts, Amazon Echo speakers now share the same functionality. This is a big shot in the arm for current Echo speaker users as well...
Hey Alexa, Tell Me About Amazon’s 3 New Echo Speakers
Amazon Australia announced the availability today of three new speakers to join the existing family of smart home devices, some of them pictured below. The Echo Studio is the only completely new speaker launched...
Amazon’s Alexa Speakers get Followup Questions option in Australia
Amazon enabled Follow-up Mode in Australia for Alexa powered speakers today, nine months after the feature debuted in the USA.
The feature allows multiple questions to be asked in a row without saying "Alexa /...
Hey Alexa, what’s my journey look like? Transport for NSW adds support for Amazon’s...
Transport for NSW has announced that it has added support for Amazon’s cloud-based voice service - Alexa - to provide real time train, ferry and light rail arrival information.
Transport for NSW's skill for Alexa...
Amazon Echo quietly goes on sale in Australia from $49
Amazon may only recently have launched (properly) into Australia, but that's not all, with the company quietly announcing overnight that it's bringing the Echo family of smart devices to Australia from .. well .....
Amazon Echo and Alexa devices officially coming to Australia in early 2018
Amazon Alexa is one of the more mature digital voice assistants available and finally it is officially making it's way Downunder.
Amazon announced yesterday that they were expanding the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) and the...