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How To Stop Hue Lights Turning On After Power Outage [2025]

In Smart Lights by Tim Brennan

Have you ever wondered what happens with smart lights after a power outage? Well, if you have Phillips Hue lights and don’t make this change, they could ALL come back on. Even in the middle of the night, while you are sleeping. In this post, I will show you exactly what you need to do to prevent this from happening. …

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Echo Dot 5th Gen vs 4th Gen: Big Orb Update? [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I compare Amazon’s latest Echo Dot 5th Gen vs 4th Gen, its predecessor. If you are short on time and want to learn the key differences between the two, here they are: Echo Dot 5th Gen enhances audio with a 1.73″ speaker and improved bass, adding a built-in Eero Wi-Fi extender, temperature, and motion sensors for advanced …

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How To Fix Fire TV Cube Black Screen [2025 Update]

In Home Theater & Audio by Tim Brennan

In the article, I help you figure out why you are getting a Fire TV Cube Black Screen. The black screen can appear intermittently for a few seconds every so often during programming or sometimes it will cause the program to become frozen altogether. ?️Editor’s Note: While many of the fixes I pose here will likely also work for Amazon …

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10 Best Universal Remote Apps for iPhone [2025]

In Home Theater & Audio by Tim Brennan

In the blog post, I’ll give you my picks for the best universal remote apps for iPhone that you can get right now. To not keep you in suspense, they are: #1 – Editor’s Choice: BroadLink #2 – Remote & App: Sofabaton #3 – Budget IR Blaster: BestCon #4 – For Roku: Roku Official #5 – For Apple TV: ATV …

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How To Use Alexa to Monitor the Air Quality in Your Home [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I’ll show you how to use Alexa to monitor the air quality in your home. We’ll look at nine key metrics so you can assess the overall health of the air you and members of your family breathe each and every day. Can I Use Alexa to Monitor Indoor Air Quality? Yew-hoo…Yeah, you. Are you looking for …

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Yay, Alexa! 9 Best Amazon Device Gifts for Kids [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this post, I review nine of the very best Amazon device gifts for kids ages three and up. Whether you have kids of your own or are looking to pick up a little something for a member of the younger set, these 11 gadgets all make great gifts kids are sure to love. Here are my picks for the …

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What Languages Does Alexa Speak in 2025? [with Dialects]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

In this article, I’m going to address the question of what languages does Alexa speak, and I will provide a handy table of all the dialects currently available. I’ll also provide step-by-step instructions to show you how to change them on your device. Want the short answer? Amazon Alexa can speak English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Japanese and Portuguese. …

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How To Increase Alexa Microphone Sensitivity [2025]

In Echo & Alexa by Tim Brennan

Currently, there is no setting in the Alexa app that lets you can increase Alexa microphone sensitivity of your Echo devices. However, in this post, I explain a few things you can try to help Alexa hear and understand you better. Why Can’t Alexa Hear Me? ‘ve got a bunch of Echo devices. Eight is the last count, I believe. …