Virtual assistants include Amazon Alexa and Google Home: devices which you can speak to, and they will understand what you say and respond (or carry out the requested action).
Saying things like “Alexa, what’s the weather like tomorrow?” or “Okay Google, tell me a joke” will make your smart home device reply in less than a second – something almost unimaginable a decade ago.
If you are travelling or you bought a cheap Google Mini from abroad, you might be wondering whether you are safe to use your Google Home device in another country. Yes, the Google Mini is dual voltage – it supports input electricity from 100V/120V (depending on model) up to 240V. Therefore you should be fine … Read more
The Amazon Echo offers over two million songs as part of Amazon Prime, but Google doesn’t have a similar membership scheme. Also the ‘small print’ of the Google Mini and Google Nest Mini says that “subscriptions may be required for certain content”. But what exactly does this mean? If you bought a Mini and don’t … Read more