The Amazon Echo Dot is one of the easiest and least expensive devices you can integrate into your smart home. Here's how to ...

Chris Wedel is a fan of all things tech and gadgets. Living in rural Kansas with his wife and two young boys makes finding ways to stay online tricky — not to mention making my homestead smarter.

Amazon’s voice assistant and smart hub, known as Alexa, has gained serious traction. Having support for Thread and Matter means it supports a huge ecosystem of other smart device brand; and Amazon’s ...

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.

I've had Amazon Echo devices around my house for years. Weather checks, music playback, and the occasional timer were about the extent of my use. Then I spent some time in the Alexa app figuring out ...

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Update, October 29 2025, 12:37PM ET: This review was updated after Amazon clarified how the tap controls for play/pause are designed to work on the new Echo Studio. The FoKus Prestige Encore may have ...