Smart Speakers: A new way to listen to old radio
With smart speaker sales projected to total 44 million units this year, per the Consumer Technology Association, radio companies are...
Get more specific and ask Alexa 'follow up' questions
"Alexa, what's the weather?" + "What's the hourly weather?" Converse more naturally with Alexa and ask follow-up questions without...
Online shopping may be adding to record returns and fraud
In 2017, retailers project $351 billion in sales will be lost to returns, but there’s more to the story. According to the 2017 Consumer...
Alexa, what's new?
Always new commands and questions to ask, Alexa! "Alexa, when's the next blue moon?" "Alexa, give me a foreign language quiz." "Alexa,...
Akita: Amazon Echo with security
We are now able to pay for our coffees by simply waving our iPhone over a scanner and can even unlock our front door with the sound of...
Amazon has impacted the golf industry
Is Amazon helping or hurting the golf industry? Golf Datatech, LLC, the golf industry’s leading independent research firm for consumer,...
Wrapping up the year with Alexa
If you are a new Amazon Echo device user, there are always upgrades being made to the platform. Some new questions to ask and try: Just...
Amazon produces big weekend numbers
Retailers scored impressive sales numbers over the Black Friday weekend, but Amazon claimed some eye-popping numbers. Millions of Fire...
You can now order your Starbucks with your Echo or Echo Dot
It's called Starbucks Reorder and you now have the ability to place your Starbucks coffee order on your Amazon Echo or Echo Dot. If...
Bonus top-5 gadget of 2016: Echo Dot
The Echo Dot is the best under $50 gadget available and I keep getting amazed by this little powerhouse. For much of the end of 2016,...
