Amazon's bestselling and most popular smart speaker, the 3rd generation Echo Dot with Alexa voice control is a must-have smart device for any home. And with a current saving of 40 per cent (£20), this is an incredible deal that shouldn't be missed. Now just £29.99, the Echo Dot can stream songs, set timers and connect with other Amazon devices. It can also track fitness, answer questions, and allow you to voice control your home. Simply plug in, connect to wifi, and the Alexa smart speaker is ready to go.

Over the past five years the Amazon Echo and Alexa voice service has paved the way for exciting smart home devices. Now we are being introduced the brand's hottest new release: the Echo Flex - a smart speaker that saves on space by conveniently plugging straight into the wall. With a price tag of just £24.99, the Echo Flex is certainly one of the cheapest options to get Amazon's Alexa in more places throughout your home. It is available for pre-order now and due for release tomorrow 14 November 2019. Whether it's in your hallway, kitchen, or attic, this impressive smart speaker will assist you in a multitude of everyday tasks.

Petcube is known for making high-tech gadgets for pets, be it a box that automatically dispenses treats or a laser cam to entertainment your kitty or pup while you're away from home. This year, the company is releasing upgraded versions of them, and they're called the Bites 2 and the Play 2 respective. Both are now powered by Alexa. That means that instead of just pressing a button to lob a snack at your precious doggy, you can say something like "Alexa, tell Petcube to feed my pet." Petcube tells us that the devices will also support all the other 50,000 or so Alexa skills, like playing music, controlling your smart lights and listening to the weather.

An as-yet unannounced Amazon Smart Plug has leaked online ahead of its release. The device, which plugs directly into a wall socket and acts as controller for any mains-connected device, is expected to bring Alexa voice control to any gadget. It is rumoured the Smart Plug will allow users to flick on the kettle or turn on a lamp with a simple voice command. The leaked images, published on the Amazon online store, arrive amid a flurry of rumours of eight new Alexa-powered device scheduled to launch this year. The new batch of in-house hardware could include a microwave, amplifier, receiver, and an in-car gadget, CNBC reported, citing sources close to the company.

Jefferson Graham's review of the Amazon Fire TV Edition smart TV, with Alexa voice control of channels--which works sometimes, and other times don't. If you have an antenna. Cable and satellite subscribers will have to endure some hurdles. The 43-inch console, which went on sale earlier this summer, is unlike any TV I've never seen. Want to choose a channel?

"Alexa, can you order me a pizza from Dominos?" "Alexa, do you know Siri?" These are just some of the questions you might enjoy asking Alexa on your smartphone now that Amazon has brought the voice control feature to the Android version of the app. But before you start geeking out, here's the rundown of the most recent update: Until recently, the Amazon Alexa app could only be used to control settings for the Echo, Dot, and other supported devices. Considering what the AI-powered assistant is actually capable of, this is nothing to get excited about. But now all that has changed as Amazon brings voice control to the Android version of the app, making Alexa a full-fledge digital assistant on Android handsets.

Amazon's voice-controlled digital assistant, Alexa, may soon have a new home: your car. The online retail giant announced today at CES 2018 that a partnership with Panasonic will bring its Alexa voice assistant to in-car infotainment systems. The new interface, Alexa Onboard, works with Panasonic's in-car infotainment Skip Generation IVI platform, announced at CES 2017. SEE ALSO: LG Electronics says, 'Screw it!' and puts AI in everything Alexa Onboard essentially makes it easier for drivers to use the Alexa assistant in their home on products like the Amazon Echo, and then move to their cars with all the same functions. Perhaps the most interesting part of Alexa Onboard is that it includes several offline features.

If you want the best tablet, you should buy an iPad. But if you want something solid and super cheap that you wouldn't mind breaking, the only good option is Amazon's Fire tablets. Not only is it now $100 less than the previous model with a starting price of $150, but it also has hands-free Alexa voice controls, which essentially turns it into a portable and supercharged Echo Show. The new Fire HD 10 is available in three colors (black, Marine Blue, and Punch Red) and launches on Oct. 11. Like it's super cheap $50 Fire 7 tablet, the HD 10 is plasticky and designed to be tossed around without any worry.

You don't have to dig for old pictures anymore if you're looking at them using Fire TV. Amazon's Prime Photos app now supports Alexa, which means you can bark voice commands at the app instead. To fire up the app on a television, tell your Fire TV Stick "Show my photos." That's only one of the things it can do, though. It can also show files your specify, such as images you added last year ("Show my photos from last year") or ones compiled in an album ("Show my birthday album").

Amazon has upgraded its smart assistant - and answered the prayers of Star Trek fans around the world. Traditionally, owners of Amazon's Echo speakers can simply say'Alexa' to trigger it. Now, the firm has added a new feature letting them say'computer' instead, in a nod to the sci fi series. Users can now choose between Alexa, Echo, Amazon and Computer to wake up their smart speaker - letting the smart assistant operate in the same way as Star Trek's computers. Open the left navigation panel, and then select Settings.