Setting up routines or automations is half the reason to get into smart hubs and assistants. Every major hub, from SmartThings to Alexa, lets you create routines, in which you use triggers to cause ...

Launched just before Prime Day 2024, the Echo Spot brings a smart alarm clock back to Amazon’s lineup of Alexa smart speakers. The original Spot was released in 2017 but had been discontinued by 2019.