Kayla Matthews

Here's a look at how to connect your smart home devices to Alexa, along with tips on how to easily control them with your voice or smartphone app.

Did you know your Apple HomePod can do way more than play music? If you don't already know these HomePod tips and tricks, you'll be glad you read them. Learn about how to unlock the full set of features available on your HomePod.

Need to make last-minute brunch reservations for Mother's Day? Forget to order her flowers? Let Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant help you with that. Both voice assistants have rolled out some new features just for mom.

There are many different ways you can celebrate your dad on Father's Day this year. Alexa and Google Assitant are getting in on the festivities, too! Use your Echo or Google Home smart speaker to tell dad jokes, play games, and more. Keep reading to find out more.

Baby boomers and Gen X might remember how they had to learn to #adult -- by asking someone or simply figuring it out as you went along. However, millennials have a new option for #adulting - using an Amazon Alexa device.

Schlage locks and Google Home have joined forces to make smart locks easy to use for Google and Android fans. Schlage was previously able to be paired with Amazon Alexa, so it only makes sense that Google Home users should be able to control these smart locks, too.

Researchers at a penetration testing company have discovered a Z-wave vulnerability that could put millions of smart home devices at risk. Z-Wave released a statement in response to the findings, saying it is confident its smart devices are secure and not vulnerable to threats.

A new release from Dyson, the Pure Cool is an air purifying fan that cleans the air in your home quietly and efficiently, and it isn't an eyesore either. It can be used year-round, employing a reverse airflow method in the winter so you don’t get too chilly. Click to learn more.

Researchers have proven that voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri can hear silent commands that the human ear can't pick up. In some cases, researchers have been able to embed commands directly into white noise or musical recordings and users were unable to perceive them.

Hey Google, preheat the oven. Hey Google, start the dishwasher. Whirlpool is making improvements to how users control their smart appliances with the Google Assistant. Whirlpool voice commands will now be shorter and more practical.

Daily tasks that seem insignificant to many of us can present major challenges for people living with dementia. For those suffering from dementia, the lack of independence it causes can be frustrating. Thankfully, researchers have created a smart dresser that might be able to help, if only in a small way.

Amazon has fixed a bug that made it possible for hackers to listen in on you via Amazon Alexa by creating an Alexa skill. By manipulating a specific Alexa feature, researchers were able to prove the hack was possible, and that it could be used to obtain a word-for-word transcript of users' conversations.

Google Home has launched a Routines feature. Now your Google Home, Home Mini, or Home Max can help you wake up, get ready for bed or welcome you home from work. Here's how to set up Routines on Your Google Home Device.