Consumers with a voice assistant device at home may not turn back after owning the device. More than half of them also say they are much more likely to buy a connected device in the future because of it, according to a new study by IFTTT (If This Then That).

We've been testing Echos and Alexa devices for years, up through the Alexa Plus AI. Here are the gadgets that work best with the Amazon voice assistant.

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Smart speaker owners say they don’t want to go back to life without the devices and even encourage their friends to get one. That’s according to a new study conducted by Edison Research for NPR. The study comprised a survey of more than 1,600 adults ...

The Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition represents a significant step forward in smart home automation, focusing on local voice control as an alternative to cloud-based systems. This open source device challenges established players like Amazon Echo and ...

Home Assistant announced today the availability of the Voice Preview Edition, its own design of a living-room-friendly box to offer voice assistance with home automation. Having used it for a few weeks, it seems like a great start, at least for those ...

Person holding smartphone and speaking into it, with a voice-tech graphic hovering above - Thapana_Studio/Shutterstock Voice-activated devices have let us live out ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports. Don't be alarmed ...

Commerce and technology are rolling like a snowball, moving faster each day and bringing new trends into the market. A notable example is the growth of consumers who use voice assistants such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri to search ...