Smart Home

An Alexa routine will turn on smart home devices automatically, play music, and even talk to you at a specified time, or when you say a certain phrase. Here's how to set up a routine.

Amazon Alexa's Drop-In feature, which lets you view a feed from someone's Echo Show unannounced, is a bit creepy. Here's how to disable it.

Want Alexa to read one of your Kindle Books? It's as easy as turning a page.

When you want to use your voice to control what music you're listening to, here's how to connect Spotify and Alexa.

Take the leap and give this feature a try.

You can connect the Amazon Echo smart speaker to the Logitech Harmony Elite universal remote. Here's how to make your home theater controlled by your voice.

You no longer have to say "Alexa" before every voice command to Amazon's smart speaker.

Make sure your Nest security camera is secure by changing your password and enabling two-factor authentication.

Marie Kondo's method can be difficult for some, but applying the process from start to finish may give you surprising results. Here's how you can tidy up your tech.

Turn your home's layout into a Doom map using a Roomba 980 and this clever hack.

Here's how to make Alexa your personal email assistant.

An update to Google Assistant encourages more polite manners with a Pretty Please feature. And kids can now talk to Santa.

Want Alexa to be your DJ? Here's how to link Amazon's music services with its voice assistant.

You can use your voice to control your smart Philips Hue lights if you connect it to your Amazon Echo. Here's how.

Here's how to make Skype calls with Alexa.

Here's how to start your Alexa routines with the push of a button.

Follow these steps before ditching your smart device.

Your guide to designing the perfect Google Routine.

Amazon's Alexa Skill Blueprints program lets you create your own Alexa skills. Here's how to do it.

Alexa and Cortana cozy up.

Alexa can now make your music your own.

A step-by-step guide to installing the Ring Video Doorbell.

Alexa is the featured star in the Amazon's latest streaming device. Here's how to set it up and make the most of the assistant.

Google Home is useful and easy to use, but it can still get you into trouble. Here are some safety tips.

The Google Home could sound better. Fortunately, you can pair it with a Bluetooth speaker to get better audio.

Vizio's SmartCast TVs keep getting better and better, but if you haven't updated your TV, you're missing out. Here's a quick seven-step guide to get you up to speed.

How to tune in and chill out to ambient noises using your Google Home.

Your Google Home or Chromecast device may be causing your Wi-Fi connection to stop working. Here's what you need to do.

By connecting your Google Home Mini to a Logitech Harmony Hub, you can control your TV using nothing but your voice. Here's how to set it up.

You can use the Google Home Mini to control a Chromecast device or Android TV, but first you have to connect the two. Here's how.