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Eufy has been busy beefing up its bot army lately, with the likes of the E20 impressing during our recent review, and now the Anker brand has unveiled the new E28 and E25… which might just be the ...

If you’ve been stocking up on top smart home kit, you’ve probably noticed a Z-Wave logo on many of the boxes of your connected devices. And chances are, you’ve wondered to yourself, “What is Z-Wave?” ...

After making a name for itself budget-friendly streamers and amps, WiiM is has taken the covers off of a dedicated smart speaker. The new WiiM Sound is the company’s first all-in-one smart speaker, ...

The smart home tech linked to your Amazon Alexa app can all get a bit messy and, as a result, you might find that your Echo-powered smart home starts to fall apart a bit. With Alexa pulling in ...

Sonos speakers are some of the best in the business when it comes to integrating with music services – and that includes YouTube. You can play music from YouTube directly within the Sonos app, just as ...

As audio streaming options grow, WiiM has emerged as an affordable and simple way to upgrade your speakers with multi-room streaming capabilities. WiiM has been described as an affordable option “at a ...

Learning the best Alexa voice commands requires a bit of time, but doing so is essential to making your Amazon Echo music, TV and general experience the most ...

If you’re a Google Home user, it’s likely you’re only scratching the surface of its features – and that’s why learning some commands can quickly turn you into a Google Assistant ninja. Having a full ...

Philips Hue smart lights are some of the most reliable and intuitive we’ve had the pleasure of using, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be occasions when you need to reset them. Maybe something in the ...

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It’s not well known but Amazon anctually allows you to adjust how fast its voice assistant, Alexa, talks. The ability to change the speed that Alexa speaks at was added to the voice assistant system ...