Smart speakers and their respective personal assistants like Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant are a convenient way to stream your favorite music, control your smart home gadgets and ask nearly any ...

According to Statista, the United States has an installed base of over 100 million smart speakers, with almost 35% of US households owning a smart speaker as of 2023. As this trend continues to grow, ...

Google showcased new hardware at the Made by Google event This includes a mystery smart speaker we haven't seen before It could materialize at an event in a few months The August 20, 2025, Made by ...

Google has spent much of this year porting its Gemini chatbot to other platforms outside of Android. It arrived on Wear OS smartwatches this summer; it's coming to Android Auto this fall; but now it's ...

The latest Echo Dot is an excellent smart speaker, with a suite of useful features and decent sound from a compact unit. TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved ...

The first step toward building a smart home is deciding which smart home platform to use. Google Home and Amazon Alexa are two of the best on the market, offering support for hundreds of third-party ...

Google has really tried to go all in on automation since the rollout of its redesigned Home app in May. There's been the introduction of a new script editor, Nest Cam Indoor integration and, now, a ...

If you have yet to wade into the smart home world, or if you're simply considering the best voice assistant and speaker combination to add to your space, you're probably looking at an Amazon Alexa vs.