Alexa reportedly says, ‘Every time I close my eyes, all I see is people dying’
We'll take Amazon Alexa's creepy laugh any day over her latest bizarre antic. On Monday, an Amazon Echo device apparently made an unprompted and terrifying statement. The owner claims that the smart assistant suddenly activated herself and said, "Every time I close my eyes, all I see is people dying."
Hola, Alexa! Amazon Echo is on its way to both Spain and Italy
Smart speakers are taking over the world one country at a time. The Amazon Echo will soon be made available in both Spain and Italy, and around the same time, Sonos and Bose will both offer up their own Alexa-enabled devices in those two markets as well. There's no word yet on exactly when it'll happen.
The Amazon Father’s Day Sale discounts Echo, Fire, Kindle, and Cloud products
Amazon is offering discounts on its house brand products for Father's Day, including Amazon Echo Alexa-connected products like Dots, Spots, and more. Fire TV and Fire tablets, Kindles, and Cloud Cams are all on sale.And you can save more buying multiples, such as two Echo Spots or three Cloud Cams.
Louis Vuitton’s luggage tracker tells you if it’s landed in a different country
Louis Vuitton says its new Echo tracker will let you know "whether your luggage has arrived in the right airport or not."
Watch Jimmy Kimmel ask ‘Alexa’ about her famously creepy laugh
Jimmy Kimmel offered his own take on the creepy Alexa laugh by bringing an Echo device into the studio and asking Amazon's digital assistant all about it.
Here are some hilarious tweets to Amazon Alexa losing her voice
Some were angry or frustrated, while others found it hilarious and ironic. Check out these tweets about Amazon Alexa losing her voice (for real this time)
Tim Cook bristles at the idea that the Apple HomePod is following the Echo
In a recent interview with Fast Company, Apple CEO Tim Cook dismissed claims that the HomePod is in any way a "me too" product.
Take Alexa and Assistant anywhere you go with the Loft and Dox portable bases
Meet the Loft and Dox, two portable battery bases that will allow you to take your Google Home and Amazon Echo Dot anywhere.
‘Everything you cooked, you screwed!’ Gordon Ramsay now gives ‘advice’ on Alexa
Let celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay fling f-bombs at you in his hilarious new Amazon Alexa skill, available now.
Alexa loses her voice, gains celebrity ones in Amazon’s Super Bowl ad
Can Alexa really lose her voice? Is Amazon about to launch a new version of its Echo-based digital assistant? Would celebrities be better voices for Alexa? Watch Amazon's Super Bowl ad teaser for the answer to at least one of those questions.
Alexa now lets Android users dictate and send text messages
Amazon has introduced another Alexa talent that lets you use the digital assistant to send SMS messages. But only from Android phones.
Amazon’s Echo devices and an Aussie-speaking Alexa are heading Down Under
Amazon's range of Alexa-powered Echo smart speakers have finally gone on sale Down Under and start shipping in February.
‘Alexa, sell me something!’ Amazon may explore digital advertising in 2018
Ads may be coming to Amazon's popular home assistant Alexa, as industry insiders reveal plans to promote products based on user histories.
Dear game designers: Please rip off these brilliant game ideas from 2017
Good artists borrow, but great artists steal. Here are 10 ideas from this year's best games that we hope someone steals in 2018.
Air monitor Foobot lands in the U.K. with Nest and Alexa on board
Thanks to a new partnership between air-quality sensor Foobot and Nest and Amazon Echo, your smart home may soon be able to improve your air.
New Sonos One smart speaker supports Alexa, with Google Assistant to come
The Sonos One smart speaker is designed to work with multiple voice-control platforms, including Amazon's Alexa, which now controls Spotify.
Amazon’s Echo speaker gets the Product (RED) treatment for charity
Amazon is offering a Product (RED) version of its Echo smart speaker, and promises to donate $10 of every order to charity.
Keep tabs on how the air affects your sleep with Awair
Awair has just launched a Sleep Report feature in the companion app for both Await and Glow air quality monitors.
A firmware update launches to address complaints about the Amazon Echo’s sound
Amazon, which faced complaints about sub-par sound of the second-generation Amazon Echo, has released a firmware update to address the issue.
Is Google releasing a new touchscreen smart speaker to rival the Echo Show?
Move over, Amazon Echo. You may not be the only touchscreen smart home device on the market. Google might be working on a similar product.
‘South Park’ episode triggers viewers’ Amazon Alexa devices with raunchy requests
The latest 'South Park' episode involves Cartman asking Alexa to say various obscenities, which resulted in viewers' Echo devices responding.
Microsoft and Amazon are allowing Cortana and Alexa to work together
Microsoft and Amazon are collaborating to make Cortana and Alexa work together. Later this year, the assistants will gain tight integration.
Amazon Echo vs. Amazon Echo Show: The Show has a screen but is it worth the upgrade?
Amazon has finally unveiled its screen-enhanced Amazon Echo Show, but how does the new model measure up to the Echo and should you buy it?
Amazon is teaming up with Coding Dojo to host Amazon Alexa dev sessions
Amazon's Alexa assistant has 13,000 apps, but the retailers wants more. To that end, it's partnering with Coding Dojo on pop-up sessions.
Amazon’s Alexa can now keep track of upcoming tasks and countdown timers
Alexa, Amazon's artificially intelligent voice assistant, is gaining the ability to keep track of upcoming tasks and label running timers.
Amazon’s touchscreen Echo may launch as soon as Tuesday, for more than $200
Amazon's next Echo might have a built-in touchscreen, a leaked image suggests. It could launch as soon as May 2017.
Amazon’s Super Bowl ad proves it hasn’t given up the dream of drone delivery
It's nowhere near a full-fledged service but Amazon nevertheless put its Prime Air delivery drone into one of its Super Bowls ads on Sunday
Amazon Echo continues AI domination into 2017
Amazon's Echo was its top seller for the holiday period, and the future looks busy for the AI home assistant.
Have a follow-up question? Alexa can answer that for you, too
As per a recent post on Reddit, it would appear that Amazon's Alexa has picked up a new skill: The ability to answer follow-up questions.
Who better to read ‘A Christmas Carol’ than Scrooge himself, Tim Curry?
Who better to read you A Christmas Carol than old Scrooge himself? If your answer (as it ought to be) is indeed Scrooge, you just so happen to be in luck.
Siri inventor calls tech behind Amazon’s Alexa ‘incomplete’
Voice assistants have come far,, but the man behind much of Siri’s technology is now taking issue with Amazon’s Alexa, calling the concept “incomplete.”
Amazon's Alexa voice AI may start blurting out information on its own this fall
Amazon is reportedly adding push notification support to its Alexa virtual assistant this fall, but is worried Alexa might get rude when blurting out info.
