The Amazon Echo Dot is one of the easiest and least expensive devices you can integrate into your smart home. Here's how to ...

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The new Echo Dot is hands-free, voice-controlled, and powered by Alexa—play music, turn on the lights, get information and the news, set alarms, and more Connect Echo Dot to external speakers to ...

You can change the Alexa name on the Echo or Echo Dot to another word in just a few seconds. This is how to customize your Echo or Echo dot wake word. By default, you say,” Alexa,” to wake up the Echo ...

The Echo and the Echo Dot are two of the most prominent smart speakers around. So, it’s no surprise that Amazon continues to update both Alexa-powered speakers, with the Echo (4th-generation) and the ...

The Echo Dot Max is one of Amazon’s most robust and best-sounding smart speakers yet, though plenty of folks will be served just as well by cheaper options.

There are thousands of things you can find out by asking Alexa, the voice service behind Amazon’s popular Echo, Dot, and other hardware. And, if there’s not already a “skill” that does what you want, ...

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The new Echo Dot looks and sounds better than ever, and now you can pair two together for stereo audio. The ongoing space race between Alexa and Google Assistant means it'll keep getting a steady ...