If you want to party after hearing this announcement, you’ll be able to do so in a room lit by multi-colored lights. That’s right, after what feels like an eternity, Amazon’s Alexa is finally able to ...

Alexa's new native color controls will work with Lifx, TP-Link and Philips Hue smart bulbs -- no extra skills or invocation words necessary. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a ...

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Conor has been staunchly in favor of Android since graduating to a smartphone from his hot pink Motorola RAZR. In fact, he'll gladly ruin a friendly dinner in service of lambasting Apple devices to ...

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The Instinct Wi-Fi light switch features built-in sensors for motion and ambient light, as well as a microphone and speaker for your Alexa commands. Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a ...

It's getting a bit easier to fall asleep or wake up in sync with your lights -- if you have an Alexa-powered device. Amazon has introduced a trio of Alexa options that can gradually adjust smart ...

In the weekly “What’s New With Alexa” email newsletter, Alexa owners can opt to receive an update of all the cool, useful, and sometimes irrelevant, ways that Alexa is growing up, so to speak. This ...

Alexa’s voice-activated apps will now have a new way to alert end users about updates and new content, Amazon announced today. Thanks to newly added Notifications functionality, Alexa skill developers ...

If your Alexa is blinking yellow, it means you have an unread message. If your Alexa is flashing green, it means you have an incoming call. Other colors (like blue, purple, orange, and red) indicate ...