A smart speaker has to be listening for its "wake word" to be useful, but there are privacy protections to ensure they don't ...

Connect Smart Home Devices: Download and install the apps for your smart home devices. Many of these apps, such as Philips Hue or Nest, have built-in support for Cortana. Connect these devices to your ...

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The Google Nest Audio is our favorite smart speaker, which is surprising given its 2020 launch. It has withstood the test of ...

Are you looking to get a Google Nest Audio? How about two? Best Buy is giving you a couple speakers for the price of one!

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Despite great promise shown at the “Alexa, let’s chat” demo last year, progress has stagnated for Amazon’s smart assistant.

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perhaps none as impactful as the smart speaker. What started as a novelty a speaker that could answer basic questions and play music on command has quickly become a central command center for many ...