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Amazon Echo Show tips: 10 features you should be using

Amazon’s Echo Show devices offer the same smarts as an Alexa speaker and have a touchscreen display. They come in various sizes to suit each room in your house. The tiny Echo Show 5 is great for your ...
SFGate

Can Amazon Echo Help The Retailer Take Over Your Home?

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CNET

5 Things Your Amazon Echo Can Do That a Google Nest Can't

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CNET

After Nearly a Decade of Testing Google Nest and Amazon Echo Smart Speakers in My Home, Here’s What I Liked About Each

I've tested nearly every smart speaker and smart display from Amazon and Google in my home, and they are similar, yet vastly different. Chris Wedel Home Tech Editor Chris Wedel is a fan of all things ...
Android Police

Amazon Echo Show tips: 10 features you should be using

Yasmine Crossland is an experienced technology journalist who has covered everything from smartphones and tablets to true wireless earbuds and soundbars. She has written for titles such as Pocket-Lint ...