Here are eight of the best Amazon Alexa devices of 2024: Sometimes the simplest design is the best. We put the Amazon Echo (4th Gen) at the top of our list for its simple Amazon Alexa setup ...

I found an old Amazon Echo Show 5 (a first-generation model) I’d never used, and made the immediate decision it would be the center of my new home’s smart home. All are connected to Alexa.

But can Amazon make a convincing case for Alexa users—who, after all, are used to paying zilch for Alexa access—to pay up for a gen AI-powered version? We’re likely to get the answer next year.

Credit: Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd gen ... Show 5 and the 2nd gen Echo Show 8 have some Alexa abilities that their 1st gen counterparts don’t. First up is the home monitoring function, where ...

Whether you just bought your Amazon Echo device or you've had it for years, you'll want to update these settings as soon as ...

“The company plans to debut a new, smarter version of Alexa, using generative AI to power customized ... and answers to users’ news queries will be attributed to Amazon’s publishing partners.” ...