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You Can Now Set Your Android Phone’s Assistant Default to Use Alexa Instead of Google Assistant

Kellen May 7, 2018 18

I'd imagine there are a few of you out there who purchased a bunch of Amazon Echo devices out of the gate instead of Google Home, since Echo had such a head start on Google's smart speakers. And if that's the case, you might want quicker access to Amazon Alexa...

Google Assistant Now Helps You Find and Purchase Movie Tickets

Kellen May 4, 2018 6

Google Assistant is getting a new feature today that helps you attend the latest blockbuster movie without lifting a finger. Starting today (and it seems to be live already), you can ask Google Assistant to buy you movie tickets. All you have to do is say "get...

Wear OS Gets More Google Assistant Features, Like Smart Suggestions

Kellen May 3, 2018 9

Google announced new Google Assistant features for Wear OS today that bring it further in line with Assistant on phones. Things like smarter suggestions, spoken answers, and the ability to perform Actions are all now available to Wear OS watches. For smart...

Mobvoi Announces TicPods Free Wireless Buds With Google Assistant, Early Bird Pricing at $59

Kellen April 17, 2018 14

Mobvoi is a company you may not have heard a lot about at this point, but it's one that you should probably start paying attention to if a fan of affordable tech that typically plays well with Android. For one, they make two of the better Wear OS watches in...

IKEA TRÅDFRI Smart Lighting Now Works With Google Assistant

Kellen April 12, 2018 5

IKEA TRÅDFRI smart lighting, an affordable IKEA-backed lighting option that compares to Philips Hue, now works with Google Assistant and Google Home. This might shock you, but Assistant integration was missing up until today, while Siri and Amazon Alexa were...

Thursday Poll: Do You Own a Smart Speaker?

Kellen April 5, 2018 119

I'm one of those weirdos who blindly ignores any and all privacy concerns that come with products like Google Home or Amazon Echo because I'm a fan of future tech, especially when it allows me to control my smart home without ever lifting a finger. In fact,...

Google Assistant Can Now Send or Receive Payments, Thanks to Google Pay

Kellen March 22, 2018 3

Starting today, you'll be able to fire up Google Assistant and either ask for cash from your buddy for that sucker bet he lost, or send off the $5 you owe for losing in similar fashion. Yep, payments through Google Assistant are here and they are powered by...

Google Adds Doorbell Support to Google Home for Video Streams, Notifications When Someone Rings It

Kellen March 15, 2018 18

Now that Nest Hello is available and ready for mounting in place of your current doorbell, it makes sense that Google would prepare its Assistant and Home units to work with it. And today, they've already done that, by allowing you to pull up doorbell feeds...