Alexa can be more than just a voice assistant — when integrated with platforms like Home Assistant and Matter, it becomes the control hub for a truly connected home. With the right setup, you can ...

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

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The Echo Hub and Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) are two of the newest products to join the Amazon catalog. Both are designed with large touchscreens and make it easy to access the Alexa voice assistant, ...

Amazon recently introduced the $180 Amazon Echo Hub, a smart home control panel that streamlines management of all the connected devices in your home. You can still use your voice to control devices, ...

If you're starting a smart home from scratch, you can skip getting a hub.

Amazon’s first smart control panel, the Echo Hub, is officially here. It’s not without a few quirks, but it offers a great way to access all your smart home gadgets in one unified location. Thousands ...

Trading all of your home tech and appliances in for smart home gear is supposed to make your life easier, automating tasks and making it possible for you to control everything with your phone. But ...