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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

GE has built a new voice-controlled, LED "smart" lamp that can listen and talk to you, just like the way Amazon Echo does. In fact, GE says it comes with almost everything the Echo offers — only with ...

Amazon is aiming to put its Alexa virtual assistant pretty much anywhere. Next up: a high-tech table lamp. GE this morning unveiled a new LED table lamp with Alexa inside, as part of GE Lighting’s “C ...

BUCYRUS - When employees walked into the icon GE Lighting lamp plant on the Bucyrus' south side Wednesday morning, they were told some important news: Their jobs were secure. They also were told that ...

GE Lighting, a Savant Company, has notified the city it intends to close its Bucyrus plant at the end of September. Mayor Jeff Reser confirmed Thursday the city received a Worker Adjustment and ...

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MATTOON, Ill. (AP) - General Electric Lighting has announced plans to close its lamp plant in the central Illinois city of Mattoon next year, unless its workers come up with an acceptable alternative ...

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 ...