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Four different colors of the Amazon Echo Pop speaker sat together
Amazon launches cool new Echo Pop mini Alexa speaker, and updates Echo Show 5

By Matt Bolton Published

There's an all-new small Alexa speaker, a bassier smart display, and more support for the Matter smart home system.

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Amazon's Astro robot showing eyes on its screen
Amazon's AI-powered robot can't fix the broken smart home

By Mark Wilson Published

Opinion Amazon is apparently working on a next-gen version of its Astro robot helper, but that isn't what the smart home needs.

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Amazon Echo Plus
Matter now available on over 100 million Echo devices thanks to recent update

By Cesar Cadenas Published

In addition to expanding support for Matter, Amazon enters a new partnership with smart home company Eve Systems.

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Apple Homepod 2
The Apple HomePod just got a potentially life-saving feature

By Cesar Cadenas Published

Via a new update, HomePods will be able to listen for smoke alarms and notify you of emergencies.

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A closeup of the Apple HomePod 2
Apple's next HomePod is tipped to be its take on the Amazon Echo Show

By Hamish Hector Published

Apple's next HomePod smart speaker could have a screen to help it take on the Amazon Echo Show 15 and other models.

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HomePod 2 in white on a white table, with original HomePod in white behind it. Two Lego flowers sit at the base
I wanted more bass from the HomePod 2, and I got it by adding the original HomePod

By Matt Bolton Published

I added the bass I wanted to my HomePod 2 setup by drafting in the original model…

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setting up the amazon alexa echo dot
How to set up your Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen)

By Jennifer Oksien Published

Here's how to set up your Amazon Echo Dot quickly and easily with minimal fuss.

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HomePod 2 on the left, HomePod mini on the right, showing how much smaller the mini is
Apple HomePod 2 vs HomePod mini: the differences explained

By Becca Caddy Last updated

We put Apple's latest smart speaker, the HomePod 2, head-to-head against the popular HomePod mini.

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HomePod 2 hero
I listened to music on the HomePod 2 and was totally blown away

By Lance Ulanoff Last updated

Based on our first listen, Apple just raised the bar for smart speaker audio with the HomePod 2

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Apple HomePod 2 in white and black on a colored background
Apple HomePod 2: everything you need to know

By Matt Bolton Last updated

Updated Apple's 2nd-gen HomePod is a mix of new and old, so here's all the information you need if you want to know more.

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