Most Echo devices are designed to act as smart hubs ... Amazon Alexa is the artificial intelligence system (kind of like its "rival" Google Assistant) that responds to your questions, acts on ...

Amazon is offering great early Black Friday deals on its latest Echo speaker lineup and makes it a great time to enhance your ...

It also changes how you use these devices. It is the booming sound of Echo Studio or the easy smart home control you get from the Echo Hub. Google used to have more options, but now there are no ...

It's even more convenient when you can make phone calls using your Google Assistant-powered smart speakers and displays, like real phone calls. Amazon Echo devices allow you to call other Echo ...

If you have two Echo devices in one room ... what's available on the smart speaker market that can compare to the Dot, the Google-Assistant-powered Nest Mini (2nd Generation) immediately comes ...

If you have two Echo devices in one room ... what's available on the smart speaker market that can compare to the Dot, the Google-Assistant-powered Nest Mini (2nd Generation) immediately comes ...

Both of these devices do roughly the same thing, cost the same price, and really exist to extend the functionality of the Amazon Echo or Google Home you already own. In so many words, don't buy an ...

Google Home has a button on the side and the ... like a phone call, via two Echo devices. However, it is believed to be only by permission. Some experts have suggested that a connection, as ...

Echo uses two front-firing tweeters for higher ... However, between the two, Apple's looks like the more premium device. The Google Nest Audio goes for a more "rounded rectangle" design that ...

This feature is missing from Google's competing entry-level Nest Hub, giving the Echo Show 5 a leg up. You won't necessarily need a separate security camera with this device. However, the Echo ...

Although Amazon designed and built these smart devices ... screen in your living room, the Echo Show 5 sit perfectly. Compared to its bigger siblings, or Google's rival offerings, you might ...

David Emm, a security analyst at Kaspersky Lab, said people needed to remember some of the apps offered for Amazon Echo and Google Home devices were made by third parties. "We all need to be aware ...