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 ...

Amazon announced over a dozen brand new products last month at its hardware event in Seattle, such as the Echo Sub, Echo Link, Echo Auto, and even a smart microwave. In addition to new hardware, ...

If you’re tired of Alexa chiming in with a verbal confirmation every time you ask her to do something for you, you’re going to want to check out the new “Brief Mode” that Amazon just rolled out. When ...

Voice assistants like Alexa can help automate life, but they can also be pretty chatty. Here's how use Brief Mode to keep Alexa's replies short and sweet.

Those of us with Echo devices are used to saying “Alexa” whenever we want to speak with Amazon’s voice assistant, but now there’s a way for you and anyone nearby to chat up Alexa without repeatedly ...

Alexa is getting less chatty, with Amazon reportedly testing a new "Brief Mode" which would cut down the assistant's confirmations to a simple beep. Although not yet officially announced by Amazon, ...

Amazon Alexa can be a terribly useful device, and yet many fear that it collects terrible secrets. Any time you place Alexa or any other “smart speaker/virtual assistant” in your home, you’re ...

Amazon has rolled out a new Alexa feature named Brief Mode, and it is perfect for Echo owners who want the digital assistant to respond with less words and more beeps. Alexa is a very useful companion ...

Show Mode offers an immersive hands-free Alexa experience for Fire tablets—just ask Alexa to show your calendar, video flash briefings, weather, timers, movie trailers, camera feeds, and more—with ...

Amazon announced over a dozen brand new products last month at its hardware event in Seattle, such as the Echo Sub, Echo Link, Echo Auto, and even a smart microwave. In addition to new hardware, ...