Brian Heater / TechCrunch: Amazon unveils a $250 Echo Show 15, with a 15.6-inch 1080p display, wall mount, Visual ID for tailored content, picture frame mode, and more — Amazon just took the wraps off the latest — and largest — addition to the Echo Show family. The Echo Show 15 takes the company’s smart
Read MoreTake it back to the beginning of the virtual board game days! Nintendo has been driving the nostalgia train with a few of its big releases for Nintendo Switch lately, and another one on the way is Mario Party Superstars. Growing up, I absolutely loved playing Mario Party with my family. The element of luck
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority If you’re wondering how to set up your Galaxy Watch 4 and make the most of all its features, you’ve come to the right place. Samsung’s latest smartwatch is brimming with exciting new tools and features. Before breaking in your new device, follow our extensive guide on how to
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Alexa will soon let users adjust preferences for sports, food, weather, and more and train it to identify sounds in their home, like ringing doorbells — Amazon is preparing to roll out a trio of new features that will allow consumers to further personalize their Alexa experience by helping train the
Read MoreAmazon has partnered with Disney to create a custom voice assistant. | Image: Amazon Amazon and Disney announced a custom voice assistant called Hey Disney that’s going to be available on Echo devices installed at Walt Disney resort locations, piggybacking on the skills of Alexa. Unlike Amazon’s in-house assistant, Hey Disney is ultimately used for
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon details Amazon Glow, a family-oriented $300 device with an 8″ display and projector that creates a 19″ touch-sensitive area on a surface in front of it — Amazon today introduced Amazon Glow, a new, interactive device aimed at families that allows kids to interact with family members …
Read MoreCatie Keck / The Verge: Amazon says Sling TV will come to all existing Echo Show devices in the US soon — The live TV app arrives on the Echo Show soon — During its big hardware and announcement event today, Amazon revealed some exciting news for those of us who prefer linear viewing: Sling
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Read MoreThe Ring Alarm Pro is the latest generation of Ring’s home security system and features a built-in Eero mesh Wi-Fi router. | Image: Ring With 24/7 internet backup and on-board video processing, too, this Z-wave alarm system is now a serious smart home hub Continue reading…
Read MoreRing has announced a new service that has professional security agents monitor your Ring cameras | Image: Ring Ring revealed its latest ambitious security product today: real-life people watching over your home. Taking the concept of monitored security to the next level, Ring’s Virtual Security Guard is a new subscription service that lets agents at
Read MoreThe Ring Pro 2 video doorbell (pictured) and the Ring Video Doorbell (2020) will now be able to tell you when a package is on your doorstep. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Ring is bringing package alerts to its Ring video doorbells, and it’s about time, too. This is a much-requested feature
Read MoreJennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge: Amazon opens an invite-only program for its previously-announced $250 home surveillance drone, the Always Home Cam — Ring’s $250 Always Home Cam is real and ready to fly into your living room — First announced at last year’s Amazon hardware event, the Ring Always Home Cam is now ready
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge It has only been a few months since Netflix confirmed plans to include games as part of its subscription, and after an initial test in Poland, the streamer is opening its selection of Android titles to customers in Spain and Italy. While Netflix has had some promotional titles
Read MoreTodd Bishop / GeekWire: Amazon debuts $80 Halo View fitness band, the first device from its Halo health and wellness initiative with a screen, alongside a Halo Fitness service and more — Amazon unveiled a new health band called Halo View, the second device from its Halo health-and-wellness initiative, and the first with a display.
Read MoreThe retailer takes the wraps off several new smart home gadgets, from a TV-sized Echo Show to an ultra-cheap smart thermostat.
Read MoreSomeone at Apple knows about how bad leather is for the environment, right? Apple is well-known for its lofty environmental goals and wanting to leave the world better than they found it. The company is often praised for its use of renewable energy in its stores, corporate offices, and data centers, as well as its
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is announcing a new subscription service called Alexa Together today during its invite-only fall hardware event. The company’s new $19.99 per month service offers the same features as the free Alexa Care Hub and will eventually replace it as Amazon’s tool for caring for family members remotely
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon and Disney partner on “Hey, Disney”, a custom voice assistant built around Alexa, rolling out to consumers and the Orlando Disney World Resort next year — Amazon, for the first time, is making another voice assistant available on Echo devices.
Read MoreDarrell Etherington / TechCrunch: Amazon unveils $250 Ring Alarm Pro with a built-in Eero network, package delivery alerts, and an optional Virtual Security Guard subscription — Ring is just one part of Amazon’s annual devices and services event this year, but they’re bringing a lot of updates, including a new Pro Alarm suite …
Read MoreAmazon’s Astro home robot | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon’s long-awaited home robot is here Continue reading…
Read MoreThe AZ2 brings facial recognition to the new Echo Show The announcement of Amazon’s new wall-mounted Echo Show 15 also revealed its new CPU that comes with some interesting (or potentially scary) applications. The AZ2 chip builds on the machine learning interface that premiered with the AZ1, which allowed Amazon devices to better recognize your
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Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Amazon launches a $19.99/month elder care subscription service, Alexa Together, with an emergency helpline feature, care alerts, tools for caregivers, and more — Amazon today announced a new subscription service called “Alexa Together,” designed for families with aging family members …
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple’s iPhone 13 handsets are not working correctly when users try to use Face ID while wearing some CPAP masks. Reports suggest the iPhone 13 devices believe they don’t have a clear enough view of the face for Face ID to work. The same masks work fine with older devices,
Read MoreChristine Hall / TechCrunch: Gem, which integrates with LinkedIn to help automate data collection and follow-up correspondence with job candidates, raises $100M Series C at $1.2B valuation — Steve Bartel saw for himself how important hiring is. He was among the first hires at Dropbox and acted as hiring manager …
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