Waking to music has been doable for many years, thanks to old-fashioned radio functionality. However, Amazon’s Echo hasn’t had that feature, but the retail giant just fixed that.

Sony is pulling out all the stops in getting more virtual reality headsets in the market before Christmas. The company has temporarily lowered the price of its PlayStation VR, PS Camera and a copy of Gran Turismo Sport to $200.

Mozilla, well-known for its Firefox browser, just introduced an augmented reality app. The idea is to get developers to build AR experiences and includes several sample AR programs.

Amazon just made its voice-enabled Echo available in 80 new markets. This is a major expansion of the smart speaker device, having previously been available in the U.S. and a few other countries.

The season of chatbots continues. David Yurman just launched its first holiday chatbot on Facebook Messenger, following other brands including American Eagle, Nordstrom, Tommy Hilfiger and Alexander Wang.

Google Home can now do more than one thing at a time. The AI butler was recently updated so it can handle two commands at a time. Now an owner can tell the digital assistant to turn down the lights and play music.

Niantic, the maker of the famed augmented reality game Pokémon Go, is upping its game. A realistic weather system and 50 new Pokémon are included in the latest update.  

GE has been having a tough time lately. The stock price is down and layoffs have been announced. The company was relatively early in jumping onto the IoT train but the move has yet to pay off.

Some islands off eastern Spain are being blanketed with half a million sensors. The idea is to create a living lab for the Internet of Things.

A reported security flaw in Apple’s HomeKit has been repaired, according to Apple. The bug had reportedly allowed outside parties to potentially gain access to smart locks and other connected devices.