On this week’s episode of Primed, we explore how smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo fit into the lives of older people. Some elders find Alexa annoying or intrusive. But others interact with the ...

Alexa is already great, but some smart tweaks and hidden features can make the assistant even better. Here's how.

Remote learning is hard-- hard for students, hard for parents and hard for teachers -- and despite the pandemic beginning well over a year ago and schools slowly starting to reopen for in-person ...

According to the American Heart Association, more than 350,000 cardiac arrests happen outside the hospital every year. When a person experiences cardiac arrest, their heart stops pumping blood to ...

It can be hard to get to sleep at night even if you have the best mattress at your disposal. But if you have an Amazon Alexa-enabled device, you can use the virtual assistant to help you get a better ...

While you may not think that a smart speaker is a good homework companion, there are reasons to give Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa a chance to help out. An Alexa device can be a surprisingly handy ...

Just when you think you can’t love Alexa any more than you already do, another amazing feature becomes available. This time, it’s the Alexa Emergency Contact, which you can use kind of like a Life ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Alongside a new lineup of Echo devices, Amazon today introduced new Alexa features that help make life even more convenient, safe, and entertaining. New ...

Alexa can respond to snoring, coughing, a baby crying or a dog barking. Here's how to set up sound detection, plus why you'd even want to. Dale Smith is a former Associate Writer on the How-To team at ...

If you have a preschooler and an Amazon device like an Echo, that’s a command you’ve probably uttered many times. If you’re like the adorable 2-year-old Zoe Turner, who got a taste of fame after a ...

Want a job at McDonald’s? Just ask your smartphone. Starting Wednesday, McDonald’s Corp. will let job seekers start an application by using voice commands with Amazon’s Alexa or Google’s Assistant. If ...

Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa can now follow a new command — apply for a job at McDonald’s. McDonald’s announced Wednesday that job seekers can simply summon Alexa or Google Assistant to begin the ...