One of the big Alexa features Amazon announced at their conference this year is the ability to create a map …
Fresh Hell: Amazon Echo and Asus AiMesh Team Up to Ruin My Day
A few years ago I wrote about a budget backyard audio solution I’d come up with after discovering cheap 4-channel …
Alexa Still Has a Skills Problem – Hijack Skills Edition
“Alexa, good morning.” “Good morning, on this day in blah blah blah, someone important did something special. Insert funny pun.” …
Three Months of Free Audible and Amazon Music Unlimited!
For a limited time Amazon is offering three months of free Audible and Amazon Music Unlimited. I’m currently sitting at …
How to Turn Off Those Annoying Alexa Shopping and Answer Updates
Alexa notifications have been around for a couple of years now and can be extremely useful in some cases. If …
Echo Show 5 Review
The Good: It doesn’t take up as much surface space as the larger versions (duh). The screen is helpful in a …
My Amazing Low Budget Alexa Enabled Backyard Audio Solution
Update 6/2022: There have been some changes since I originally published this article. First, I no longer recommend the rock speakers …
Smart Home Mom – Echo Buttons
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from my wife, who has fully embraced the smart home life. You can …
The $0.99 Echo Dot Deal is Real!
You may have seen ads about a $0.99 Echo Dot (gen 3) or perhaps a slightly more realistic, but still …
Echo Show 5 Prime Day Sale
As an unadvertised Prime Day sale, Amazon is selling the new Echo Show 5 for $49.99! What’s more, for $4.99 …