The Amazon Echo is getting to be crazy popular. It’s like Siri for your home. Some people, though, are queasy about having an always-on microphone in the house. “Is it listening in? Is it ...

Of all the thousands of commands the Amazon Echo (or Google Home) understands, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” isn’t one of them. Neither is “Emergency! Send help!” Which is strange! You’ve got a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft has enabled Amazon Echo support for Xbox One, granting you complete control over not ...

Alexa brings a vast amount of skills to its Echos. Add basic home security to the list. With Alexa Guard enabled on a first-party Echo smart speaker, it can use its microphones for good. In this case, ...