I have a rule: If an email is going to take me longer than a minute to write, I pick up the phone instead. For many things, using our voices is just faster and easier. That’s true for controlling your ...

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Sonos launched a new voice control feature for its lineup of smart speakers. The music assistant lets you control playback with hands-free voice commands. It's also designed with privacy in mind, so ...

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Sonos is adding its own voice control to its smart speakers, a music-focused assistant that puts privacy to the fore. While Sonos has supported Amazon Alexa and the Google Assistant on select models ...

Google’s Chromecast dongle is supposed to simplify TV by turning your phone or tablet into the remote control. But with Google Assistant, you can make things even simpler by controlling the TV with ...

Of the dozens of options available, here are a couple of the more useful Roku voice commands you might want to try.

Most modern streaming devices offer some form of voice control option, and Roku is no exception. Though availability is limited to specific models, languages (English, German, Portuguese, Spanish), ...

There's also a $30 option that locates a lost remote when you say, "Hey Roku, find my remote." Here's how to boost your Roku experience. Eli Blumenthal Former Senior Editor Eli covered the latest in ...

In those times where you have your hands full, you'd probably want some way to control your Mac verbally. Here's how to get started with Voice Control. One of the problems of everyday life is that ...