Improved sound performance (though the 3rd gen Dot was already light years ahead ... or timers for a set of planks are also an Alexa command away. Echo devices are also a particularly good gift ...

Both speakers are available in Charcoal and Glacier White colors ... popular features of Alexa, such as Alexa Calling. Both the 4th-gen and 5th-gen Echo Dot can also become part of an Eero ...

In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa ...

something like the Echo Dot 4th Generation or Nest Mini will fill the hole just fine. If you're a smart home fanatic, Alexa speakers tend to be the better buy. That fact doesn't change here ...