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Thursday Poll: Do You Own a Google Home or Amazon Echo?

Kellen May 25, 2017 97

It's not hard for us to get excited about the hot new trend of the moment, smart home speaker assistants. Unlike Android or iOS, which are both beyond mature at this point, this category of products is growing by the day and could soon lead to a world...

DEAL: Amazon Echo Dot is $10 Off Today (Updated)

Kellen May 24, 2017 12

These days, I think you can find a good deal on one of Amazon's Echo devices just about every week. This week's deal is on the Amazon Echo Dot, the smaller, put-me-in-every-room-in-your-house speaker assistant that is powered by Alexa. Normally priced at $50,...

Amazon Alexa Will Soon be Able to Deliver Notifications for Services

Kellen May 16, 2017 4

If you own an Amazon Alexa-equipped device, like an Echo, you know that the device is only reactive in that it doesn't do much unless you ask it to. In the near future, that will change as Amazon looks to enable notifications for services that can alert you as...

Alexa App Update With Voice Calls and Messaging Now Live

Kellen May 10, 2017 22

The voice calling and messaging feature for Amazon Echo products that was announced as "coming soon" yesterday is now available. The Alexa app on Android is receiving an update this morning that enables the feature right away, as long as you give it proper...

Amazon Adds Alexa Calling and Messaging Between Echo Devices as Well as the Alexa App

Kellen May 9, 2017 37

Along with Amazon's Echo Show announcement this morning, the company also introduced Alexa calling and messaging. With Alexa calling and messaging, you'll soon be able to send voice messages or place calls to anyone with the Alexa app installed on Android or...

DEAL: Amazon Echo is $40 Off Today, Echo Dot is $10 Off

Kellen December 12, 2016 11

Amazon dropped the price of the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot today to $139.99 and $39.99, respectively. That's a solid $40 discount on the bigger Echo and $10 off the already reasonably priced Echo Dot. I'm not sure I need to explain for the 20th time what each...

AT&T Customers Can Send Text Messages Via Amazon Echo Starting Tomorrow

Tim November 17, 2016 31

Starting tomorrow, AT&T customers who own an Amazon Echo will be able to send text messages with Alexa. With the soon-to-be-launched Send Message Skill on Echo, users need only ask Alexa to send a message to a contact, then dictate the message. If your...

Amazon Starts Selling New $50 Echo Dot, White Echo Too

Kellen September 14, 2016 40

This morning, Amazon unveiled a new Echo Dot that will cost you and I just $49.99 when it ships next month. The company also announced a new white version of its speaker-equipped Amazon Echo that ships in a couple of weeks. The Echo Dot, for those not...