Voice control is no longer a party trick; it is the glue that holds a modern smart home together. With the right Alexa phrases, lights, locks, cameras and climate systems respond in seconds, often ...

Smart speakers do a great job of making simple tasks around the house easier. Control the brightness or color of your lights, change the thermostat temperature, control multiple alarms and timers and ...

While Google Assistant is regularly expanding its library of voice commands, Amazon Alexa is no slouch, with a wide range of capabilities from fetching information to controlling a smart home. The ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most smartphones have a built-in ...

Product Features Hands-Free Voice Control: The Smart LED Light Strip work with both Alexa & Google Assistant. Free up your hands and power your lights on and off, change colors, or adjust brightness ...