We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Amazon Echo is the original smart speaker, but while it's an excellent option, its higher price puts it out of contention for many.

Amazon is offering a massive discount on the Echo Dot 5th Gen in a deal that comes just ahead of its mega “Prime Big Deal Days” from Oct. 8-9. The Echo Dot 5th Gen is on sale for $23, instead of $50, ...

Are you tired of constantly getting up to turn off the lights in your home? Imagine being able to control your lights with ...

Buying an Echo Dot or Echo Dot with Clock are two of the easiest ways to start your smart home. The combination of Amazon’s affordable prices (a new Echo Dot costs $49 or $59 if you want the Echo Dot ...

Most of these are related to smart home devices, but if you don't own any, the Echo Dot can connect to external speakers and devices via Bluetooth. However, you would be wasting much of the device's ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. While the two smart ...

Bent on encouraging new Alexa developers, Amazon is offering a new Echo Dot to first-timers who successfully publish an Alexa skill this month. According to Amazon, 20,000-plus Alexa skill developers ...

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 ...