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Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers and voice assistant Alexa cannot call 911 for you. They won't reliably report your location and don't offer a callback number, so they don't meet the ...

Not everyone wants a huge smart assistant in their home. Sure, the Echo Show offers a great display, but sometimes you want ...

The Privacy Concerns With Smart Speakers . If smart speakers didn't already exist, they would sound like a pretty strange ...

While the original Echo and Google Home were relatively popular, it was the introduction of their smaller, more affordable ...

You just need to ask. Smart speakers come with one of three voice assistants built-in — Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple's Siri. When you start to build your smart home, you'll need to ...

But the killer feature is the vast ecosystem of compatible devices that easily work with Alexa and Google. Smart speakers are great smart hubs. But are they the only ways to reap the value of a ...

Ty Pendlebury has worked at CNET since 2006. He lives in New York City where he writes about streaming and home audio. Expertise Ty has worked for radio, print, and online publications, and has ...

When you want to listen to your favorite music on the go, you can skip pesky cords and cables–that’s where the best Bluetooth speakers shine. Not only are they portable and user-friendly ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Dennis Burger WiiM has partnered with the speaker company Audio Pro to ...

Alexa didn’t get a big splashy launch event, or come with a bunch of grand proclamations about being the future of anything. Instead, like a phone charger with a made-up name or a knockoff version of ...

Smart speakers tell you the weather, play music, answer trivia questions, help you prank your spouse (more on that at the end), and they just might save your life one day. Make sure you know these ...