Amazon Adds Fire TV Sticks, Echo Speakers, Home Drone
Amazon unveiled Thursday its latest generation of Fire TV media streamers, new Alexa capabilities and a surprise cloud-based video gaming platform called Luna as part of its 2020 product lineup. The extensive introduction, made prior to the new Prime Day coming Oct. 13th and in…
Amazon Fire TV Blaster Brings Voice Control Via IR
Amazon launched this week its Fire TV Blaster, a new add-on device designed to bring voice control via Alexa-enabled Echo and Fire TV products to more devices. The Fire TV Blaster (which will ship December 11th at a $34.95 retail price) is an IR hub…
Wi-Charge Wireless Power Kit Cuts Alexa’s Cord
Wi-Charge, a Tel-Aviv-based developer of long-range wireless charging technologies, is attending this week’s CEDIA Expo in Denver to demonstrate its Wireless Power Kit, which is a wireless technology that promises to eliminate the power cord from a range of smart home devices and AV equipment…
Report: Digital Assistants Driving Smart Homes
Own a smart TV with built-in AI voice control or a digital assistant like an Amazon Echo or Google Home capable of operating a network of smart home devices? You’ve got a lot of company. Thanks to voice-control smart devices like Google Home and Amazon’s…
New Alexa App Adds To Sony Android TV Features
Sony said that starting today (Wednesday ) many of its Android TVs in the United States will be the first to offer expanded smart capabilities and functionality with Alexa through the new Amazon Alexa Music, Camera and TV Control app. The electronics company said that…
Alexa Skill Comes To Roku Adapters, Roku TVs
Roku announced Tuesday that Roku media streaming adapters and Roku TVs can now be set up to work with Amazon Alexa-enabled smart speakers, like the Echo, Dot and other Alexa-enabled devices. 4K UHD and HDTVs Amazon’s Camera, Photo & Video Deals Amazon Fire TV 4K…
Google Kicks Off `Home Max’ Speaker Launch
Google launched Monday its new Home Max speaker with Google Assistant technology, designed to provide a bigger sound experience and intelligent “smart sound” acoustic adjustments. The Google Home Max speaker is available now primarily online through Best Buy, Walmart and the Google Store at…
Fire TV Products Add Alexa Far-Field Voice Control Integration
Amazon revealed today that Alexa far-field voice control functions through its Echo and Echo Dot speakers are being added to Amazon Fire TV products, making it possible to link Amazon Echo control speaker/hubs with Fire TV over-the-top streaming media adapters and integrated Fire TV sets….
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