The very affordable Amazon Smart Thermostat lets you control your heating and cooling system from your phone or via Alexa voice commands.

Amazon Echo has become a surprise hit among the tech crowd. The $180 tube-shaped speaker gives users access to Amazon's cloud-based voice service, Alexa. It's especially won over the smart home as an ...

is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Last month Amazon started allowing its Alexa voice assistant to control smart home thermostats. Now ...