In a surprise announcement, Jeff Bezos the CEO of Amazon, whose name is inseparable from the e-commerce and technology goliath that he founded back in July 1994, will be stepping down as CEO this year to focus more on other projects such as Blue Origin. While it’s no secret that Amazon has been Bezos’ main […]
Review: Amazon Echo Show 5
Amazon’s lineup of Alexa devices has been steadily growing since the launch a few years ago. The Echo and Echo Dot have become better and cheaper throughout the years, making the device more accessible to the masses and in turns this helps improve the products. The Echo Show when it arrived was the first home […]
Smart Home Technology
We have teamed up with Chill Insurance to take a look at some of the latest smart home technologies. Smart home technologies are some of the buzzwords for new products and services that we see get announced regularly. Smartphones have given us access to the entire internet and the push of a button. Ultimately the […]
Amazon Alexa now officially supported in Ireland
While technically the devices were already capable of being shipped to Ireland for some time now, Amazon is now officially supporting Ireland with their line up of home voice assistants. This includes the access to all of the skills currently available within the UK, and some native Irish skills avaialble including RTÉ News, Dublin’s FM104, […]
Black Friday deals
It;s that time of the year again folks. Black Friday is now here, so we went looking for some decent deals to be had during the sale period, but don’t fret if something here doesn’t tickle your fancy, as Cyber Monday will arrive soon, and bring along some more deals (hopefully). Below is a break […]
Amazon launch Alexa calling support in UK, Germany, and Austria.
Earlier this year Amazon announced a the Echo Show along with calling support for Alexa devices. The new feature was somewhat praised and allowed users to contact others users conveniently with just their voice and an Alexa enabled device. Drop in support was also added a later date that brought the ability to use Alexa […]
Amazon announce 2nd generation Echo and Echo Plus, Echo Spot, and new Fire TV
Amazon had an impromptu Alexa themed event set for today, and while initially most were expecting one or two new items, we actually got quite a few new products announced. The new products also include word that Calling and messaging support is arriving in the UK and Germany, with the Echo Show also making its […]
Amazon UK Prime Day Deals
Amazons biggest sale Prime Day has just kicked off. The day will be filled with some pretty big price cuts, and anyone looking to grab a bargain should check it out. We have spend some time checking out the best deals and have included them below. Amazon Products Amazon Echo: £79.99 (down from £149.99) Amazon Echo […]
Using Amazon Echo and HA bridge to control DisplayFusion
I have been using the echo since it was released in the UK (I’m in Ireland, still works great).I decided it was time to get an echo dot for the room. I wanted to be able to do some simple control, with the light, turn on the speakers and turn on the power connected to […]
Amazon launch two new unlimited cloud storage services
Amazon are getting some aggressive deals for online storage going. The new deals don’t include any free options, but they do offer two different options with 1 aimed simply at photos. The cheaper option costs $12 a year and allows users to backup unlimited amount of photos and 5GB of space for video files and […]