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 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 ...

The 2025 Echo Studio is a more attractive, fully capable smart speaker that sounds even a bit better than the original Studio ...

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

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, ...

There are optional tap controls that can be used to snooze alarms, stop timers and end both calls and Drop Ins. You simply ...

Only one smart speaker out of Amazon's lineup is worth investing in during Prime Day. For any other speaker, it's better to ...

What if you could just use a ton of Echo speakers as a surround sound setup for your TV? That’s basically what Amazon is trying to accomplish with its new Alexa Home Theater feature, which was ...

Did you know that your Amazon Alexa speaker cannot be placed anywhere? Even if possible, there's no way to do this; you just need to avoid four crucial spots at home. You need to know to be playing ...

Spooky Halloween Sounds will play a continuous loop of unsettling noises until you tell Alexa to stop. Just say, "Alexa, start Spooky Halloween Sounds" to get started. Spooky Sounds plays 50 minutes ...

You can't change Alexa's name on your Amazon speaker, but you can change your speaker's "wake word." ...