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Alexa now supports multiple, named timers after a recent update. Here's how to create and manage multiple timers with your Alexa speakers. Taylor Martin has covered technology online for over six ...

Amazon dropped the price for the Echo Wall Clock, the extremely helpful visible countdown display for the Alexa timer Amazon Alexa’s voice-controlled timer is the most useful out-of-the-box feature of ...

“Alexa, set a timer for 10 minutes,” I say in the kitchen as I’m putting a pot of water on a burner, followed by “Alexa, set a timer for 20 minutes” as I pop some lasagne in the oven for reheating.

Amazon’s Alexa, the artificially intelligent voice assistant with thousands of apps and skills, cannot do everything. It is not particularly good at understanding natural language — that is to say, ...

In September, Amazon took the wraps off the Echo Wall Clock, a seemingly basic analog clock with the ability to pair with an Echo device. In addition to its traditional appearance, the Echo Wall Clock ...

Guided Sleep Meditation: Ultimate Deep Relaxation With the Guided Sleep Meditation skill, a calming voice helps you combat insomnia by providing a soothing and reassuring meditation. Say “Alexa, open ...

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The Alexa-powered Amazon Echo smart speaker is ruling the markets since it first debuted in 2016. Compared to the Google Home, the Echo is always a step ahead in its features and capabilities. However ...

Almost every day I make a pot of tea. Strong, black tea, the kind you have to steep properly in a ritual that involves a kettle, a tea tin, tea lights, a tea cozy. It’s a four-minute brew, so I set a ...