I have met the future and her name is Alexa. Most of us know Amazon for their great Amazon Prime shopping feature. I mean who doesn’t love free two-day shipping. However, today I’ll be talking about Amazon’s foray into the future of voice activated technology. The Amazon Echo Dot. Specifically the second generation model.
Amazon Echo Dot 2nd generation review Read More
Ever dream of using Alexa in your car? Now you can with the ZeroTouch smart car mount from Logitech. The ZeroTouch turns your car into a connected car, so you can send text messages, make hands-free calls, get directions and control your music. The new collaboration with Logitech and Amazon’s Alexa Service now adds Alexa
Logitech puts Alexa in your front seat with the ZeroTouch smart car mount Read More
When you ask Alexa to read you the news, she’ll provide a flash briefing which is a selection of short sound bites from the top news headlines that she will read along with your local weather. What if you want to hear news about a specific topic? You can’t say “Alexa, read me news about
AudioBurst’s Newsfeed is a new Alexa Skill that lets you ask for news on any subject Read More
I love music in my home at all times of the day. It can make cooking, cleaning or exercising more enjoyable, and bathing or falling asleep even more relaxing. Now, add Amazon’s Alexa to the mix. Check out this powerful little 4 inch, 1.3 lb. speaker called Sugr Cube.
Sugr Cube Wifi Speaker with Amazon Alexa review Read More
You survived Amazon’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the day after Christmas sales, but the holiday savings at Amazon aren’t done yet. Today is Digital Day at Amazon. Until midnight tonight, you can save on thousands of apps, movies, TV shows, books and more. Make it a movie night tonight and save up to 50%
Today is Digital Day at Amazon Read More
The Sugr Cube is a 4 inch portable speaker with Spotify Connect, AirPlay and Amazon’s Alexa services built into an attractive WiFi wood speaker that can play music for up to 24 hours with its built-in 6000 mAh Li-Ion rechargeable battery. The Sugr Cube has 4GB of storage for hundreds of songs and has been
The Sugr Cube Alexa enabled speaker has some sweet baked in features Read More
I know that Halloween just ended and it’s only the beginning of November, but major retailers are already revealing their upcoming Black Friday deals. Don’t kill the messenger folks, it’s just the way it is 🙂 If you’re one of those early shopper types, you can head over to Amazon and check out their 2016
If you’re an early shopper, Amazon has you covered Read More
The Amazon Echo Dot is a smaller version of Amazon’s original Echo device. Both are useful and fun to use, but I like the Dot because it’s smaller. The only downside to both devices is that they are tethered to a wall outlet. If you want to move the device, you have to unplug it
Fremo Evo Amazon Echo Dot battery base review Read More
Being an Amazon Prime member just got even better! Earlier this week, Amazon announced their Prime Reading perk which offers a rotating selection of more than 1000 ebooks, kid’s books, magazines, and even comics that Prime members in the US can read through the Kindle app for free. Some of the selections include magazines like
Amazon just added free ebooks, magazines and comics for Prime members Read More
Amazon has announced the next generation of their popular Fire TV Stick. This new version is up to 30 percent faster than their original streaming device, has an updated Quad-core processor, faster WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 and now comes with a remote that can use Alexa to search for your favorite movies and TV episodes with
Amazon introduces new Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote Read More
If you are an Amazon Prime member and have an Echo or an Echo Dot, you can now shop with Alexa just by asking her to reorder the products you use the most or even to order something totally new. Just tell Alexa what to order such as “Alexa, order Honey Bunches of Oats”. Alexa
Amazon Prime members can now shop with Alexa Read More
I reviewed the first gen Echo Dot only four months ago and now Amazon has just announced a 2nd generation version. Wow, that was fast! If you’re not familiar with the Amazon Echo Dot, it’s a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses a voice “assistant” named Alexa to play music, control smart home devices, provide information,
Amazon debuts 2nd gen Amazon Echo Dot Read More
This new FIRE HD tablet from Amazon features an 8-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, Dolby Audio speakers, rear and front-facing cameras and 12-hour battery life. When Fire OS 5.4 is released, this new tablet will have Alexa enabled. Alexa provides quick access to the entertainment you want, including music,
Amazon’s new Fire HD 8 tablet will soon have Alexa baked in Read More
The title says it all – part of Amazon’s Prime Day offers includes a THREE month trial of Amazon’s Audible (Prime members only) in which you will receive one free audiobook per month AND a $10 Amazon credit toward your next qualifying Amazon purchase. After your three months are up, you will be charged $14.95
I have been using a Venstar ColorTouch thermostat since reviewing one almost 6 years ago. I still like using it, but when it comes to features, it has lagged behind the big guys in the thermostat market like Nest. I’m happy to announce that Venstar has added new capability to their line of ColorTouch programmable
Venstar ColorTouch thermostats get Amazon Echo control Read More
Amazon is in the process of updating their Kindle app, e-Readers, and Fire tablets to include a new navigation feature called Page Flip. This feature allows you to tap on the current page of the book you are reading so that it remembers that page and pins a thumbnail version of it to the side
I’m flippin’ for Amazon’s Page Flip Read More
The Invoxia Triby is a connected speaker for the kitchen that can respond to voice commands like Amazon Echo devices by using Amazon’s Alexa voice service. It’s the first non-Amazon device that has this capability. On paper, Triby looks like a portable version of the Amazon Echo Dot but with more features. But how well
Invoxia Triby review Read More
When the Amazon Echo was released last year, I was mildly interested but not enough to actually order one. Then when it seemed like everyone was singing the Echo’s praises, I became even more interested. But still not enough to buy one. Now it’s a year later and Amazon has introduced the Echo Dot, a
Amazon Echo Dot review Read More
The Alexa voice service has been set free from the confines of the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and Tap devices and is now available in the Invoxia Triby. On its own, the Triby looks like a portable radio or Bluetooth speaker. It’s actually both! It has a built in carrying handle, control buttons and an
Triby is the first Alexa powered device NOT from Amazon that you can buy right now Read More
Ever try to enter in your username and password using nothing more than a handheld remote? I have several bluetooth keyboards I could use with my various streaming devices, such as Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV, but I never seem to have one handy. The iPazzPort is a Bluetooth keyboard that comes with two
iPazzPort Bluetooth Keyboard with Amazon Fire TV Remote Sleeve review Read More