Right now on Amazon, it’s $13 — 48% off the $25 original price. Setup is quick: plug it in, open the Alexa app on your phone, and you’re ready in minutes. No separate smart home hub is required.

Earlier Echo Dots won their success on the strength of functionality over audio quality, but that changes with this new model: Amazon entirely rebuilt the internal audio design to produce tighter ...

Amazon's AI-powered Alexa offers new and improved features for just about every user. Here's how to get started and whether you should buy a new Echo device to try it out.