Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side Sound quality: The Amazon Tap had just fair overall sound quality. Bass has almost no impact, mid- and lower bass are lacking, and upper ...

Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant is turning up in more places with the Echo Dot and Amazon Tap. Alternatively, you can use Echo Dot without an external speaker connection. Its built-in speakers aren’t ...

Amazon wants to make it easier to add its voice-controlled assistant, Alexa, to any room in the home by offering a pair of new, smaller versions of Amazon Echo, the original tabletop Bluetooth speaker ...

With so many smart devices on the market, it can be difficult — and overwhelming — to figure out which device you should get. Even if you restrict your search to include only Amazon offerings, the ...

Amazon landed with a splash in the smart home space, the Echo smart speaker opening our eyes to the potential of voice control, and Alexa hasn't stopped accelerating since. Now Echo has a baby sibling ...

We heard a couple of months ago that Amazon was working on a smaller, more portable version of its Echo voice assistant speaker, and now it’s here. Actually, Amazon has announced today two new ...

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio products, ...

Skip the Tap. Spend the extra money and buy the Echo, instead. When we reviewed the Amazon Echo last year, we hailed it as the best home-based voice-controlled product at the consumer level. It’s ...

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Amazon quietly updated the Echo last week, and you can now stream audio from your Echo to an external speaker over Bluetooth. Ry Crist Former Senior Editor / Reviews - Labs Originally hailing from ...