Smart Home Tutorials & How-Tos

Amazon Alexa for Business
Posted by Thomas McMullan on March 12, 2018

Amazon Alexa calling can now be used on tablets

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on March 8, 2018

Amazon issues fix for Alexa’s random bursts of creepy laughter

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Posted by Edward Munn on March 5, 2018

Nest’s smart-home products will no longer be sold by Amazon

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Posted by Edward Munn on March 2, 2018

How to beat Apple’s HomePod: The best alternatives to Apple’s smart speaker

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 28, 2018

Amazon just bought smart doorbell company Ring

Posted by William Sattelberg on February 23, 2018

How To Turn Off Voice on Amazon Fire Tablet

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Posted by Alan Martin on February 6, 2018

This open-source Echo rival respects your privacy and doesn’t want to sell you anything

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on February 5, 2018

Alexa is now smart enough to know when you’re actually talking to your Amazon Echo

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Posted by Sasha Muller on January 29, 2018

Sonos One review: The democratic smart speaker

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Posted by Rob Leane on January 16, 2018

Amazon Echo Spot review: The world’s smartest clock gets a £20 discount

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Posted by Alan Martin on January 10, 2018

This robot mannequin can drop and gain weight at the touch of a button

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Posted by Christopher Minasians on January 9, 2018

LG’s CLoi is part robo-butler, part Amazon Echo – and it failed at both jobs at CES

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Posted by Alan Martin on January 5, 2018

Alexa will soon take up a pointless residence in your microwave

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Posted by Alex Lee on January 4, 2018

“Alexa, I’d like to report a crime”: Your Amazon Echo could soon be used to

Google Home app how to set up
Posted by Victoria Woollaston on December 21, 2017

How to set up Google Home, link Spotify and add multiple voices

Cheap Amazon Echo
Posted by Victoria Woollaston on December 13, 2017

Amazon slashes the price of its Echo, Echo Show, Echo Plus, Fire TV, tablets AND Paperwhite ahead of Christmas

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Posted by Alan Martin on December 11, 2017

You can mod a 3.5mm headphone jack on to your Google Home Mini… but you probably shouldn’t

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on December 8, 2017

The SEAT Ateca and Leon will soon have Alexa as a co-pilot

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Posted by Victoria Woollaston on November 15, 2017

Amazon Echo Show review: A glimpse at the future past predictions never quite got right

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Posted by Alex Lee on November 13, 2017

Bill Gates is building a ‘smart city’ in Arizona worth $80 million

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Posted by Evan Gower on November 10, 2017

The best Google Home commands: How to use Google Assistant

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Posted by Edward Munn on November 7, 2017

Google Assistant takes on Shazam with song recognition

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Posted by Matt Breen on November 7, 2017

Amazon Echo Plus review: Alexa has never sounded this good

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 30, 2017

Amazon Echo 2 review: Amazon’s smaller Echo gets cheaper

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on October 19, 2017

Google Home Mini review: The Amazon Echo Dot rival

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Posted by Evan Gower on October 11, 2017

Google disables Home Mini functionality to prevent random 24-7 recording

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Posted by Alex Lee on October 6, 2017

“That doesn’t even *seem* innocent:” Elon Musk calls out Google’s eerie and invasive Clips camera

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on October 6, 2017

Google Home Max UK release date: Google Home Max is now available in the UK

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Posted by Alan Martin on October 5, 2017

Apple fans favour Echo over Google Home

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Posted by Christopher Minasians on October 4, 2017

Google Home Mini review: The new Amazon Echo Dot rival costs £49

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on October 2, 2017

Google could be launching a rival to the Amazon Echo Show

New Amazon Echo
Posted by Evan Gower on September 27, 2017

Meet the new Amazon Echo range of speakers and buttons

Apple TV 4K top
Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 27, 2017

Apple TV 4K review: Apple’s best streamer yet, now with Dolby Atmos

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 20, 2017

Amazon wants to put an Echo on your face with a range of Alexa-powered smart glasses

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Posted by Alan Martin on September 18, 2017

South Park is pranking your Amazon Echo

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on September 4, 2017

Sony LF-S50G review: This smart speaker has Google Home firmly in its sights

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Posted by Thomas McMullan on September 4, 2017

How one woman became a human Amazon Echo in the name of art

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Posted by Evan Gower on September 1, 2017

Best Google Home commands: Getting started with Google’s smart speaker Actions

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Posted by Vaughn Highfield on August 31, 2017

Lenovo Tab 4 Home Assistant review: Hands on with Lenovo’s answer to Amazon’s Echo Show

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 31, 2017

The Nest Thermostat E is a cheaper way to warm your smarthome

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Posted by Alan Martin on August 23, 2017

Deal alert: You can now get an Amazon Echo and Echo Dot for £124 (a saving of £76)

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Posted by Evan Gower on August 22, 2017

Google Home Mini: The new Amazon Echo Dot rival will be announced today

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 10, 2017

Anker one-ups Amazon with Alexa-powered $35 version of the Echo Dot

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Posted by Emma Sims on August 1, 2017

Hackers turn Amazon Echo into a spying device using just an SD card

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Posted by Curtis Moldrich on July 24, 2017

Toyota and Microsoft’s EchoCam lets fans take selfies with a WRC rally car

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Posted by Alan Martin on July 20, 2017

Google to ditch homepage simplicity with radical redesign

Posted by Jamie on July 19, 2017

How To Unsubscribe from Magazines on Amazon Kindle

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Posted by Alan Martin on July 10, 2017

Smart speaker calls the cops on armed domestic dispute

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Posted by Alan Martin on June 20, 2017

There are now more than 100 Amazon Dash Buttons to litter your home with

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Posted by Alan Martin on June 5, 2017

HomePod is Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home