Amazon may have all-but stumbled onto its hit Echo speaker and the smart Alexa assistant that powers it, but the new $49.99 Echo Dot proves the retailer has no intention of letting that momentum slip. Resembling a hockey puck rather than the column of its sibling Echo, the smaller, cheaper Echo Dot actually has two goals: be the new entry-level device for those just getting started with Alexa, as well as making it affordable for existing users to spread her skills around the home.
Confusingly, this is actually the second-generation Echo Dot – Amazon refers to it as the “All New” model – though I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never seen the original. That was given a limited release earlier this year, only available for purchase by voice command through the regular Echo, and discontinued once the initial stocks were sold.
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