The Alexa-enabled Amazon Echo, Tap and Echo Dot will soon be able to control both Nest and Honeywell thermostats, with support set to arrive by the end of the month.
Amazon has officially unveiled two additional consumer tech devices that not only offer excellent functionality to the technology loving crowd, but instantly grow the Alexa-enabled product count as well. The online retailing behemoth has taken the opportunity to announce the Amazon Tap and Amazon Echo Dot, two new Alexa-powered devices that should have a huge appeal to the home automation crowd. The two devices should also appeal to the technologically au fait who love controlling gadgets through audible commands, in this particular case, via Alexa.
The original Raspberry Pi Model B was released exactly four years ago during the last leap year, on February 29th, 2012. In the time that's followed, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has managed to ship more than eight million units worldwide, three million of which have been Raspberry Pi 2 second-generation offerings. In romantic fashion, the makers behind the tiny little computer have acted on the fact that we have another leap year, by releasing the new Raspberry Pi 3 today, complete with some notable and sought after additions.
With Tethercell's AA Smart Battery Adapter, which is currently on sale for $19.99 per pair, users can turn any AA battery-powered device on and off wirelessly from an iPhone or iPad that's within Bluetooth range.
Here's a video showing 50 voice commands that you can ask Amazon Echo's Alexa. Alexa, for those that may not know, is essentially the Echo's Siri, and allows the hardware to act on audible user commands.
Those lucky individuals who own an Amazon Echo will be impressed with the continuous ongoing improvements that are being thrown at the platform. Amazon has pushed out a feature update that sees a collaboration with Swedish music streaming service Spotify come into play. The world's biggest music streaming service is now compatible with the hardware manufactured by one of the world's biggest online retail firms. And that's not all, today's update also adds support for ordering an Uber right from Echo.
Here's a step by step guide on how to transfer or migrate your old Philips Hue lights Bridge to the new HomeKit-enabled Bridge 2.0.
Software developer MOSAIC has been working on a way for Tesla drivers to use Amazon's Echo device to interact with their cars. The result is a video that shows a Tesla Model S responding to voice commands offered up by the Echo's Alexa assistant.
A new report claims that Amazon might be working on a more affordable, portable variant of Amazon Echo. The lower price point and smaller form factor might come with a catch, though.
Apple's HomeKit platform has gained a great deal of traction and support during the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las Vegas. We've already seen multiple reputed companies take the opportunity to announce their own HomeKit-enabled hardware for the connected smart home. First Alert - one of the bigger names in the production of smoke alarms - has now jumped on that bandwagon by stepping out of its comfort zone to introduce a HomeKit-enabled smart safe designed to work seamlessly with Apple's home automation platform.
