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Roku says the remote can register commands from up to 12 feet away, which held true for me, and it didn’t have trouble picking out the wake phrase while sound played through the TV. Once it hears “Hey Roku,” it lowers the streaming device volume to hear the rest of your command, and the remote had no issues understanding what I was saying even with complex words like Mandalorian. Jared Newman / IDG Saying “Hey Roku” brings up a visual prompt on the TV, just like when you hold the remote’s microphone button. Similar to Alexa on Fire TV, Siri on Apple TV, or Google Assistant on Goo...

Author Bio Adam has been writing for The Motley Fool since 2012 covering consumer goods and technology companies. He consumes copious cups of coffee, and he loves alliteration. He spends about as much time thinking about Facebook and Twitter's businesses as he does using their products. For some lighthearted stock commentary and occasional St. Louis Cardinals mania ... Follow @admlvy If you're buying a new TV these days, it's probably a smart TV. Over half of TVs currently in use are smart TVs and 70% of TV households have at least one smart TV, according to data from ...