All posts tagged "iot"

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  How-To

  How to Stream Music from Google Home to Any Bluetooth Speaker

  Google rolled out an update to the Google Home app that allows you to pair a Google Home Mini with any other...

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  How to Use Alexa’s Follow-Up Mode on Echo Devices

  Amazon now has Follow-Up Mode for Alexa that allows you to give a series of commands without speaking the wake word each...

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  Whole House Audio with Google Home Multi Room Playback

  If you own more than one Google Home, you can play the same music to multiple speakers at once.

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  Set Up Multiroom Music Playback with Amazon Echo Devices

  One feature Amazon added to its Echo devices is the ability to play multiroom audio. Here's how to set it up and...

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  Wake Up to Your Favorite Music on Google Home and More

  You can now use your Google Home speaker as an alarm to wake up to your favorite song and look up TV...

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  How to Send SMS Text Messages with Alexa on Amazon Echo Devices

  Amazon has added a new SMS texting ability to Alexa devices which adds to the hands-free communication options you have with the...

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  How-To

  Delete Your Voice Recordings from Alexa, Google Assistant, Cortana and Siri

  Google, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft keep recordings of your smart speaker voice commands on their servers. Here's how to delete them.

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  How-To

  Use Alexa on Your Echo Device to Control Fire TV Hands-Free

  Who needs a remote? You can link your Echo with Alexa to Fire TV and watch what you want completely hands-free.

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  Use a VPN on Your Home Router to Protect Your IoT Devices

  Configuring your router with a VPN protects the IoT and smart devices in your home.

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  Make Phone Calls with Cortana on the Harman Kardon Invoke

  Here's a look at how to make hands-free phone calls with the Harman Kardon Invoke smart speaker powered by Cortana.

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  How to Make Phone Calls with Alexa on Amazon Echo Devices

  Similar to other home smart speakers, you can call landline and mobile phone numbers using Amazon's Echo with Alexa.

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  How to Make Phone Calls with a Google Home Smart Speaker

  Here is a look at how to make hands-free phone calls using Google Assistant on a Google Home smart speaker.

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  Setting up Microsoft’s Cortana Powered Harman Kardon Invoke

  Just like with Google Home and Amazon Echo, the Harman Kardon Invoke is meant to put Microsoft’s digital assistant, Cortana, in your...

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  How to Set Up Cortana to Check Your Gmail and Google Calendar

  Microsoft now lets you connect your Google account to Cortana. This provides Gmail, Calendar, and Contact support for Microsoft's digital assistant.