alexa Archives - Internet of Things News https://www.iottechnews.com/news/tag/alexa/ Internet of Things news and strategy Wed, 03 May 2023 16:12:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.iottechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/09/iot-icon-60x60.png alexa Archives - Internet of Things News https://www.iottechnews.com/news/tag/alexa/ 32 32 Amazon’s latest Matter update unlocks Thread support https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2023/may/03/amazons-latest-matter-update-unlocks-thread-support/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2023/may/03/amazons-latest-matter-update-unlocks-thread-support/#respond Wed, 03 May 2023 16:12:11 +0000 https://www.iottechnews.com/?p=24663 Amazon has announced a number of significant updates to its support for smart home standard Matter. The company says it has now switched on Matter in over 100 million Echo smart speakers, the Alexa iOS app now works with the standard, and, most notably, Thread support has arrived. Matter is a new smart home standard... Read more »

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]]> https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2023/may/03/amazons-latest-matter-update-unlocks-thread-support/feed/ 0 Smart speaker usage increases substantially due to COVID-19 quarantines https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2020/may/01/smart-speaker-usage-increases-covid-19-quarantines/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2020/may/01/smart-speaker-usage-increases-covid-19-quarantines/#respond Fri, 01 May 2020 16:03:48 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=20520 Global quarantines due to the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the use of smart speakers substantially. According to a study released by Edison Research and NPR, three-quarters of US adults over 18 report a change in their media habits due to the pandemic. “With tens of millions of Americans no longer commuting, smart speakers are becoming... Read more »

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