Alexa and Google Assistant will be available simultaneously on Harman’s new JBL Authentics 200, 300, and 500 smart speakers. (Google, Amazon, and Harman Images; GeekWire Graphic) Amazon and Google are ...

The first step toward building a smart home is deciding which smart home platform to use. Google Home and Amazon Alexa are two of the best on the market, offering support for hundreds of third-party ...

Alexa or Google Assistant? That’s the question that smart speaker users have long had to answer about which voice assistant they could install on their devices. But with JBL’s latest smart speakers, ...

After years of fierce brawling, Google Assistant and Alexa are finally playing nicely together. Harman today announced new additions to its JBL Authentics speaker lineup that integrate both Google ...

Harman is adding three new speakers to its JBL Authentics series, the 200, 300, and 500 models. But even if the vintage aesthetics are sure to catch anyone's eye, the inside is what matters: This is ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Three new JBL smart speakers from Harman will be the first to offer simultaneous voice assistants, so you can ask ...

Amazon Alexa and Google Home are great control centers to navigate your new smart home, but they aren't absolute necessities. Here are other ways to make your home smarter. John Carlsen has more than ...

Dear Lucas: Can you please comment on the rising popularity of Alexa and other automated home devices that are supposed to make your life easier? I have so many friends who swear they can’t get by ...

Virtual assistants will soon be as commonplace as smartphones -- in many parts of the world, they already are. Most ...

Q: I’m interested in a new home security system. I have a hodgepodge of smart-home devices, but I haven’t managed to choose a home ecosystem yet, so I have some devices set up with Alexa, some with ...

You’re suddenly thrown into a situation where you must perform CPR to save a life. Oh, no — you don’t remember anything from that course 15 years ago. You might think a quick “Hey, Siri” would pull up ...