Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

Here’s a switch. There are plenty of smart lights that can be controlled by Amazon Alexa voice commands, but now GE Lighting is about to integrate Alexa Voice Service (AVS) components into its C by GE ...

Voice assistants like Siri, Google Assistant, and Amazon’s Alexa are quickly gaming steam. With recent announcements by both Google and Amazon, more products and devices will be coming to your home ...

Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant technology, is branching out from its first home, the Echo series of devices, and finally starting to show up in third-party products. So far, we’ve seen a watch and an ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

GE has been around for a long time and has been doing a pretty decent job keeping up with the times. They’ve been working on a number of new products that promise to “unleash the ultimate living ...

Amazon’s Echo speakers let you use your voice to control some smart home products including thermostats, locks, outlets, or lights. But the C by GE Sol kills two birds with one stone: it’s a smart ...

Amazon’s popular voice assistant, Alexa, will make its first debut in a non-Amazon produced electronic device-a lamp-in September. Announced last year, C by GE Sol is a circular lamp that looks like a ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. GE is ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Amazon started allowing other companies to build Alexa into their own products ...

Since debuting last year, Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant--a voice-controlled helper that answers questions, plays music on command, and orders diapers--has only been available in devices. To use it, ...