At a glance Expert's Rating Pros ・Attractive mesh-fabric design ・Volume and mic-mute buttons are much more accessible ・Zigbee ...

Amazon’s Echo Dot line has long since been the best starter smart speaker for most, and this year the brand released the 5th iteration of the Echo Dot (and Echo Dot with Clock). While this is a review ...

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Google Nest and Amazon announced new iterations of their smart speakers at their respective fall 2020 hardware events. With the release of both the Google Nest Audio and the Amazon Echo 4th generation ...

The Echo and Echo Plus have had a consistent design over the years: a tall cylinder with a glowing light ring and buttons on top. This year’s speaker does away with all that; Amazon opted instead for ...

Amazon today announced a new Echo with improved audio quality, thanks to a better woofer and a dedicated tweeter, and support for Dolby sound. Amazon is obviously responding to Apple’s HomePod device, ...

Compared with the older Echo, the new one is somewhat squat. The previous version was like a tall glass of water, while this year's is more like a beer mug. It's shorter, it's wider and it has a ...

Amazon has new Echo speakers to sell you. And if you're wondering whether or not to ditch the old ones for these, the answer comes down to two key questions for Alexa, the personal assistant. This ...

The Feliks Audio Echo Vibe is a $1,095 OTL tube headphone amp from Poland that runs hot, sounds lush, and proves you don’t need 2 watts to melt your face off. Feliks Audio positions the Echo Vibe as ...