The biggest change came in 2020, with the introduction of the 4th-gen Echo Dot. This changed the shape from a cylindrical puck to an almost spherical design with a flat base. And then in 2022 ...

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Amazon is ending a little-used privacy feature that let some users of its Echo smart speaker prevent their voice commands ...

Amazon has officially revived the Echo Spot for 2024, with the device getting a new design and features to modernize the iconic smart alarm. It joins an ever-growing list of Amazon devices built ...

Amazon's AI-enhanced Alexa+ will be coming to virtually all Echo devices made in the last five years. That doesn't bode well ...

In many cases if you're not looking for the extra features or more accomplished sound of the more advanced smart speakers, something like the Echo Dot 4th Generation or Nest Mini will fill the ...

Amazon Echo models that were previously able to process Alexa requests locally will no longer do so, instead sending those ...

When Amazon released the original Echo, it was a pretty simple affair. Cylinder, some LEDs on top, done. Then they came out with the Echo Dot ... teardown of the third generation Echo Show ...

A compact smart speaker from Amazon that includes the Echo virtual assistant, commonly called an "Alexa" device. For louder sound, the Dot can connect to an external speaker. Launched in 2016 ...

Unfortunately, there aren’t any deals for the Echo Studio at the moment. Amazon typically joins the action during big seasonal and holiday sales (think July 4, Labor Day, and Black Friday), so ...

Amazon will reportedly no longer be processing requests of Echo users locally, sending voice recordings to the company’s cloud. In an email sent to users, Amazon said that from March 28 recordings of ...