The Echo Dot Max is one of Amazon’s most robust and best-sounding smart speakers yet, though plenty of folks will be served just as well by cheaper options.

The Echo Dot Max supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, with Amazon Sidewalk and LE Audio, and can serve as a hub for Matter, ...

The Dot Max is Amazon’s best all-around smart speaker. It’s pricier than the $50 Dot, but it offers far better sound, more power, and more smart home capabilities. If you are hanging on to a ...

Amazon's newest smart speakers start at $100, but do they offer enough of an incentive to upgrade? I went hands-on.

The new Echo Dot is hands-free, voice-controlled, and powered by Alexa—play music, turn on the lights, get information and the news, set alarms, and more Connect Echo Dot to external speakers to ...

Originally hailing from Troy, Ohio, Ry Crist is a writer, a text-based adventure connoisseur, a lover of terrible movies and an enthusiastic yet mediocre cook. A CNET editor from 2013 to 2024, Ry's ...

The Echo and the Echo Dot are two of the most prominent smart speakers around. So, it’s no surprise that Amazon continues to update both Alexa-powered speakers, with the Echo (4th-generation) and the ...

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 ...

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