Echo Dot (5th generation, 2022 release) | Big vibrant sound Wi-Fi and Bluetooth smart speaker with Alexa | Charcoal

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We also appreciate that the top of the speaker has tap functionality, so we can snooze our alarm in the morning without having to mumble “Alexa, snooze” whilst half-asleep.

Smart speakers use a built-in microphone that’s always listening for a “wake word” or phrase — such as “Hey Google” or “Alexa” — so you don’t need to get up from the sofa or push any buttons to interact with them. There’s also a neat new indoor temperature sensor inside the latest Echo Dot, meaning it could turn on smart home devices by sensing the temperature inside our home. When you’re entertaining guests, you can engage the multi-room music feature to turn your pad into a dance floor (adjusting bass settings accordingly). With its high-tech sound features, including Dolby audio, you’ll be able to enjoy your favorite beats at the right volume. Tell Alexa you love “her” and it will happily pump out a cheerful tune that finishes with the line: “Know that I’ll be there for you, as always, your trusty AI.

you can get the Echo Dot with an LED display, which allows you to display the current time in style.

The Echo Dot with Clock has long been my favorite small smart speaker, and with these improvements, it’s now my go-to smart alarm clock.View image in fullscreen The speaker now projects out through the fabric sides of the new Dot, making it more capable of filling a room with music. In the meantime, if you want the fun and somewhat helpful features of the LED display, the fifth-gen Echo Dot with Clock is the Alexa smart speaker to get.