Here are eight of the best Amazon Alexa devices of 2024: Sometimes the simplest design is the best. We put the Amazon Echo (4th Gen) at the top of our list for its simple Amazon Alexa setup ...

On the exterior of both the 4th Gen Echo and 5th Gen Echo Dot, you can also find a mic-off button that will prevent any audio input from reaching Alexa. For more information about how Amazon ...

Macy Meyer is a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in English and a second BA in Journalism. Macy is a Writer on the CNET How-To team, covering a variety of topics ...

Find out why below. We give the smart home edge in the best smart speaker category to Amazon, thanks to Alexa and the $100, fourth-generation Amazon Echo. The latest Echo (not to be confused ...

Styled like a scaled-down Echo, the fourth-gen Dot is dinky enough to fit almost anywhere, without compromising on Alexa’s smarts. It features the same natty fabric wrap, the same solid build quality ...

Alexa also answers quickly to questions and ... single one of these Echo devices (peep our recent comparison of the 4th gen Echo and the 5th gen Echo Dot, BTW), we did put forth hours of careful ...

But the Echo Dot 5th Gen does not have Zigbee built-in like the Echo Dot 4th Gen speaker. Any device with the 'Works With Alexa' icon on its box can be controlled by the Echo Dot because Alexa works ...