For months now, Amazon’s voice-activated digital assistant technology—better known as Alexa—has captivated shoppers, making the Amazon Echo wireless speaker one of the year's most popular products.

When Amazon first unveiled the Echo, its smart speaker with the Alexa virtual assistant, most people didn’t know what to do or expect from the thing. And not surprisingly: Amazon had given no hints or ...

Amazon wants to make it easier to add its voice-controlled assistant, Alexa, to any room in the home by offering a pair of new, smaller versions of Amazon Echo, the original tabletop Bluetooth speaker ...

After more than a year of flying under the radar by tech standards, Amazon's Alexa voice-controlled assistant platform is looking to become more mainstream, and one of its first moves to that end is ...

When talking about the best smart speakers around, most people juggle between the Amazon Echo and Google Home. You would think that the competition would be a little less brutal for the smart home ...

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Move over, Siri. Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa is making its way to every part of our lives. Following an excellent response to its smart speaker, the Echo, Amazon has introduced two new ...

My wife and I are huge fans of the Amazon Echo. We have one in our kitchen and another in our bedroom and, when we want to listen to, say, the Fab Four, we say "Alexa, play the Beatles" without having ...

The Amazon Tap is a fine portable wireless speaker with built-in Alexa voice assistance, and hands-free voice activation makes it a more compelling option than when it launched. Editors' Note: This ...

Alexa, aka the Amazon Echo, is coming to two new members of the product line. The Amazon Tap is a portable version of the Echo to allow taking Alexa everywhere. The Echo Dot is a small device designed ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Design and Features The Tap is an all-black cylinder that ...