06/26/2017, The launch of the first Amazon Echo was surprising in a couple of different ways. For starters a smart speaker with a virtual assistant was something not many people had expected Amazon to have been working on. Secondly the ease of use of the Echo and...

06/26/2017, The thing about Amazon’s Echo devices is that for the most part they’re relatively affordable and they don’t take up a lot of space, especially if you have the Echo Dot. This means that you could place multiple units around the home and have access...

06/20/2017, When you think of Amazon, you might think of a giant online retailer that sells all kinds of things. You might also think of a company that sells ebooks and e-readers such as the Kindle, but not many would associate Amazon as a speaker company. However it...

06/13/2017, The ability to block calls and messages from contacts you don’t want to hear from seems like a pretty basic feature that most communication devices and services offer. However oddly enough such a feature was missing from the Amazon Echo, at least until...

06/07/2017, One of the key features that was launched with the Samsung Galaxy S8 was Bixby, Samsung’s take on an AI-based assistant software for the smartphone, but it looks like Bixby could soon be moving on from smartphones and into other devices. According to a...

05/22/2017, When you think of speakers, chances are you might think of speakers with cone-shaped drivers that are pretty much what you would expect from the majority of commercially available speakers today. However there also exists electrostatic speakers which are...

05/16/2017, Following the success of the Amazon Echo and after seeing Google launch Google Home, it did not really strike us as a surprise to hear rumors that Apple could be working on something similar as well. In fact the latest rumors are suggesting that the...

05/11/2017, So for the past few years, wearable technology was all the rage, but if there is one thing we’ve started to notice it is that thanks to Amazon’s success with the Amazon Echo, we’re starting to see more companies put out similar products, and now it...

05/09/2017, The Amazon Echo is essentially a speaker with a built-in assistant in the form of Alexa, and with the launch of the new Amazon Echo Show which is basically the Echo with a touchscreen display, Amazon has also announced that the new device will be capable...

05/08/2017, We have heard rumors that Amazon is working on a new Echo device that could feature a touchscreen display. In fact not too long ago renders of the device made their way online, and it looks like we might not have to wait much longer because according to a...

04/28/2017, Following the success of the Amazon Echo, we started hearing rumors that companies such as Apple and Google could follow suit. Google indeed did launch their own take in the form of the Google Home, but Apple’s version has yet to surface. We have heard...

04/27/2017, There are dozens, if not hundreds, or portable speakers available in the market today, so the question is how portable do you want it, what kind of design are you after, and how much are you willing to spend? If aesthetics are a priority, then you might...

04/24/2017, Thanks to Amazon making Alexa open to third-party companies, we’re seeing more instances where Alexa is integrated into devices and apps. Logitech has been slowly introducing those integration into its products, like with the Logitech Harmony, and now...

04/18/2017, While there are some who prefer their speakers to be functional, there are those who feel that their speakers should also be aesthetically pleasing as speakers can also be considered to be a piece of furniture. Companies like Bang & Olufsen have...