Meet the all-new Echo Dot
The Amazon Echo Dot voice-controlled smart speaker is even better than before. From playing music to providing you with news, weather information, football scores, cinema listings and loads more, the newly designed Echo Dot and its voice assistant Alexa is the perfect addition to any room.Echo Dot helps you stay connected with family and friends too. You can call anyone with an Echo Dot or just send a voice message to other Echo Dots in the house – perfect for getting everyone down to the table when dinner's ready.
Echo Dot connects to Alexa and provides full sound from a compact design that fits anywhere in your home. Enjoy crisp, clear music from your fave streaming services on the built-in speaker. You can also connect to speakers via Bluetooth or with a 3.5mm audio cable. Ask Alexa to play music, read the news, check weather forecasts, set alarms and timers, control smart home devices, call other Echo devices and more. Alexa is always getting smarter and adding new features and skills.
Ask Alexa for a song, artist or genre from Amazon Music, Spotify, TuneIn and more. With multi-room music, you can play music on your compatible Echo devices in different rooms.
Use your voice to control compatible smart home devices. Just ask Alexa to turn on lights, adjust thermostats, plugs and more.
Key Features
- Play music from streaming services with integrated speaker
- Ask questions and get infomation with Alexa service
- Control your home using voice commands
- Compatible with a range of smart home systems
- Far-field voice recognition picks up commands clearly
Question from Sean: Asked on 12/12/2018 Is the echo dot a stand alone device or is it a speaker for the larger echo?
The 3rd Gen Amazon Alexa's in question are standalone products, and do not require the larger Echo Dot's in order to function.
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Haaroon