Smart speakers like Amazon's Echo family of products are a great starting point if you’re looking to get a smarter home. They ...

Save $20: The newest Echo Dot is going for $29. ... But what hasn't changed is the Dot's sheer ability to make life easier — without a set-up process that's more trouble than it's worth.

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 ...

Not to imply that the Nest Audio isn't competent at performing standard smart speaker functions, because it is, but the little extras found in the Amazon Echo 4th Generation just aren't present.