While Alexa can't drag you out of bed and stick a toothbrush in your mouth, it is possible to automate some of her functions and those of connected devices.

Dim the lights, lock the door, and play some tunes with a simple voice command (or even your dog’s bark). Dim the lights, lock the door, and play some tunes with a simple voice command (or even your ...

My neighborhood's pretty safe. Crime isn't really a thing here. But I'm still not leaving my front porch open season for package thieves, and I'm definitely not rolling the dice on a break-in. The ...

Amazon Alexa is more than just an omnipotent voice that lives inside your household's Echo speakers. The all-knowing, all-powerful voice assistant can control and manage most, if not all, of your ...

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