15 Funny Things To Ask Alexa By Monica Chin, Michael Gowan These Alexa skills will put a smile on your face.
How to use Multi-Room Music with the Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Show By Michael Gowan You can now stream music to all of your Amazon Echo devices throughout your house using Multi-Room Music. Here's how to connect them all.
Anker Soundcore Infini Pro Review: Solid Budget Soundbar with Limited Atmos By Michael Gowan The Anker Soundcore Infini Pro produces good overall sound without a separate subwoofer, but its Dolby Atmos abilities won't wow you.
Fugoo Style-S Review: The Best Bluetooth Speaker for the Money By Michael Gowan With excellent sound and a rugged build, the Fugoo Style-S hits a sweet spot of price and performance for portable Bluetooth speakers.
Honeywell Home T9 Smart Thermostat Review: Feature-Rich Smart Thermostat By Michael Gowan Thanks to its remote sensors and scheduling features, the Honeywell T9 Smart Thermostat can keep your entire house comfortable.
Amazon Alexa Setup: Settings to Enable and Disable By Michael Gowan Amazon's Alexa is a powerful virtual assistant — almost too powerful. Here are some default settings to change right away and hidden features to enable.
29 Best Alexa Skills for Trivia By Monica Chin, Michael Gowan These Alexa skills will test your knowledge and teach you a few things, too.
How to Control Your Sonos Speakers with Alexa By Michael Gowan While we wait for official Sonos-Alexa integration, here are two ways to play music on your Sonos system through Amazon’s virtual assistant.
Fugoo Style-S vs. Style XL: Which Fugoo Speaker Is Best? By Michael Gowan Fugoo's Style-S and Style XL are both excellent Bluetooth speakers. Which is right for you?
Yamaha MusicCast Bar 400 Review: Impressive Sound, Future-Proof By Michael Gowan The Yamaha MusicCast Bar 400 offers good sound and plenty of features, but you'll get the most out of it if you invest in additional MusicCast speakers to expand to a 5.1 system.
Is the Samsung HW-MS550 Worth Buying? By Michael Gowan The Samsung HW-MS550 is a compelling, affordable soundbar option that offers plenty of inputs and support for multiroom sound.
JBL Flip 4 Review: The New Sub-$100 Speaker King By Michael Gowan The JBL Flip 4 improves on an already-solid speaker line, adding more battery life, more ruggedness and better sound.
Samsung HW-N850 Review: A $1,100 Beast of a Soundbar By Michael Gowan The Samsung HW-N850 is a big soundbar that produces big sound and comes packed with the latest features, including Dolby Atmos.
Vizio SB36512-F6 Review: A Great, Affordable Dolby Atmos Soundbar By Michael Gowan The Vizio SB36512-F6 brings true surround sound into your living room at an affordable price, has a ton of features and settings, and can handle the height of Dolby Atmos encoding.
Polk Command Bar Review: An Affordable Alexa Soundbar By Michael Gowan The Polk Command Bar, with Alexa voice control, delivers resonant dialog and good overall sound, though Alexa can be finicky.
Cavalier Maverick Review: Finally, an Attractive Alexa Speaker By Michael Gowan The Cavalier Maverick portable smart speaker sports premium touches such as leather and aluminum, and sounds good overall—though you can get better-sounding portable smart speakers for less.
12 Best (and Worst) USB Turntables Tested By Michael Gowan We tested several USB turntables to find out which one delivers the best combination of design, ease of use, sound quality and value.
15 Best Alexa Skills for News and Current Events By Michael Gowan Tap into Alexa's vast news sources to stay informed about the world.
Zolo Mojo Review: A Meh Google Home Mini Alternative By Michael Gowan The Zolo Mojo delivers decent sound for a small speaker but costs nearly twice as much as a Google Home Mini without offering any advantages.
JBL Link 500 Review: A Google Home Alternative with Big Sound By Michael Gowan The JBL Link 500 is a good large speaker with Google Assistant inside, but you'll be better served with two Sonos Ones or the Google Home Max.
JBL Link 300 Review: A Booming Midsize Smart Speaker By Michael Gowan The JBL Link 300 delivers most of the features you want in a smart speaker along with above-average sound — especially if you love bass.
Sony LF-S50G Review: A Good Google Home Alternative By Michael Gowan The Sony LF-S50G brings Google Assistant to your home with an elegant style and includes some useful features.
Onkyo Smart Speaker G3 Review: A Great Google Home Alternative By Michael Gowan Not yet rated The Onkyo Smart Speaker G3 sounds great and can do almost everything a Google Home speaker can.
20 Alexa Skills That Will Make You a Better Cook By Michael Gowan Turn Alexa into a virtual sous chef with these cooking skills.
27 Best Alexa Games to Keep You Entertained By Michael Gowan, Mike Prospero Amazon's voice assistant makes an excellent game master and can keep you entertained for hours. Here are the best game and trivia skills for Alexa.
