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Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen Black Friday deal
Amazon's Echo Dot speaker is our favorite Alexa device, and you can save up to 45% this Black Friday

By Rowan Davies Published

Grab the Echo Dot 5th Gen smart speaker for £29.99 in the UK, or $31.99 if you're in the US.

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Amazon Echo Spot Black Friday deal
You can save up to 44% on the Echo Spot in Amazon's Black Friday sale – get your new smart alarm clock while you can

By Rowan Davies Published

Amazon's flagship smart alarm is almost half off this Black Friday, and it's become a fan-favorite.

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Google Nest Mini
Google is rolling out an unexpected update for Nest Mini and Audio smart speakers – and it’s all thanks to Gemini

By Rowan Davies Published

An update is giving existing Google Nest speakers some new colored lights, reminiscent of Gemini's branding.

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A lavender Echo Pop in front of a teal background that features the words 'Big savings'.
Amazon’s Echo Pop is a massive $15 / £22 off this Prime Day – it’s time I finally upgraded my 9-year-old Echo Dot

By Josh Russell Published

This huge Prime Day discount on the Echo Pop might finally force me to ditch my decrepit, decade-old Echo Dot – and build the cheap multi-room streaming system of my dreams.

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The new Echo Studio and Echo Dot Max side by side
The Echo Dot Max is the Alexa+ speaker I’ve always dreamed of – but these 3 features would make it even better

By Rowan Davies Published

Finally, we have a flagship Alexa+ speaker, and I'm really impressed. It just needs three more features to make it an unstoppable smart speaker.

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The new Google Home Speaker and Echo Dot Max side by side
Google Home Speaker vs Amazon Echo Dot Max – here’s how the two big smart speaker rivals compare

By Rowan Davies Published

From AI smarts to subscription plans, this is how Google and Amazon's new smart speakers compare.

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Google Home Speaker
The Google Home Speaker brings Gemini into a compact design with plenty of color – but you’ll be waiting

By Jacob Krol Published

Google has revealed an affordable new Home Speaker with Gemini smarts – here's our first impressions based on a brief play with the Echo Dot Max rival.

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Amazon Echo Dot Max Hands On
I heard the Amazon Echo Dot Max and instantly forgot the original Dot ever existed

By Lance Ulanoff Published

I got some just enough listening time with the new Amazon Echo Dot Max to know this is a big audio upgrade

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Amazon Echo Studio hands on
Amazon’s new Echo Studio looks way better — and from my first listen, it still brings the oomph

By Jacob Krol Published

After several years, Amazon announced an entirely redesigned Echo Studio smart speaker, and TechRadar got the chance to check one out – read on for our first impressions.

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Amazon Echo 2025 series
Amazon just unveiled 4 new AI-powered, Echo speakers – here's the full lineup and how much they cost

By David Nield Published

Amazon wants to bring ambient AI into our daily lives, and these new Echo speakers will help.

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