Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

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While numerous products are available, some are more useful than others. We’ve evaluated and listed the best Amazon Alexa devices here to help you choose which is best for your home. Read on to ...

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He adds that Alexa now offers 100,000-plus skills - its version of apps - and can communicate with other smart products from more than 9,500 brands. And it seems Amazon is getting the upper hand.

Follow her on Twitter. You probably already know how useful Alexa is around the house, but have you ever used your Amazon Echo device to help you do your laundry? If not, you're really missing out.