If you own an Alexa-enabled smart speaker, such as an Amazon Echo or a Sonos One, you probably use it to play music, check the news and weather, and answer trivia. So you could say, “Alexa, set the ...

So, you just got some of Nanoleaf’s fancy new smart light panels to deck out a room in your house, and you want to connect it with your smart home set-up? No problem, we’ve got the rundown on how to ...

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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 ...

You’ve got presents to wrap, meals to prep, and family quarrels to squash — there’s no time to dig around under the tree to turn on the lights. Here are some key strategies to control your Christmas ...

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For centuries, Christmas lights have illuminated our annual festivities. The strings of single-color lights or multicolor blinking or still lights (or both) are indeed an eye-candy. The first string ...

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 ...