If you own an Alexa-enabled smart speaker, such as an Amazon Echo or a Sonos One, you probably use it to play music, check the news and weather, and answer trivia. If you also own an August Smart ...

Choosing a smart home platform is a big decision. Apple Home, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa all offer their own set of perks — and each one comes with a long list of supported products.

The process relies on a feature known as Amazon Wi-Fi Locker. This feature stores your Wi-Fi credentials in the cloud when you set up an Amazon Echo and shares them with compatible smart home devices.

Tinkering around with your smart home setup by renaming and moving devices can make a mess of things. This trick will update them all at once -- but at a cost.

Turning your house into a smart home might isn’t the dauting task you might think it is. It’s also not going to cost an ...

The most cost-effective setup involves mid-range or high-end speakers in places where audio matters — like your office, gym, or a home theater — coupled with cheaper options in spaces where ...

Many routers choose the band automatically, so we have a guide on how to set up smart home devices with 2.4-GHz Wi-Fi. If setup for a device doesn't work, repeat the process.

Why this is important: Amazon recently launched Alexa+, a service that brings similar functionality to the Alexa platform.

Being able to control your smart home with Alexa is one of the device’s key use cases, but one that can be confusing for less tech-savvy users due to the setup and configuration still required.

Amazon is counting on it. Of the 75% of respondents to a recent Dashbot survey who use voice assistants like Alexa at least once a day, 23% say they control smart home devices with their assistant.

If you're living in an Alexa-powered smart home, adding this smart plug is a simple way to automate dumb devices. Molly Price Oct. 16, 2018 11:52 a.m. PT 3 min read ...