Amazon Echo Dot gets smarter, improved bass

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Like the Amazon Echo Studio, there isn't much change design-wise with the Amazon Echo Dot. But the company has souped up the internals of both the Echo Dot and Echo Dot with Clock. Both get a redesigned audio architecture that promises two times the bass of the previous model. These Alexa-powered smart speakers now use Amazon's AZ2 neural edge processor, which allows these speakers to do actions locally.

The Echo Dots also have a new temperature sensor, tap gesture controls, and work as Wi-Fi extenders for an Eero Mesh system. The Echo Dot with Clock has a new brighter LED dot display with a higher resolution for more dynamic, glanceable information. You can now get a scrolling view of song titles and artists when listening to music, checking the weather, calendar events, or calculations.

The Amazon Echo Dot comes in a new deep sea blue colour, while the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock has a new cloud blue option. The Echo Dot retails for $69.99, while the Echo Dot with Clock goes for $79.99. There are also new Echo Dot Kids with owl and dragon designs for $79.99.

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Some 4th-gen Echo speakers can detect motion

Amazon has started rolling out a new feature to the fourth-generation Echo and Echo Dot to detect if someone is in the room. It now emits an "inaudible ultrasound wave," so you can enable features like turning connected devices on and off when you enter a room. 

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Amazon goes spherical with new Echo speakers

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The new Amazon Echo speakers don't look anything like they've looked before. Amazon revamps the Echo speaker line and introduces a look that makes it feel like they've been taken out of a sci-fi film. The new spherical Echo speaker gets all of the Echo Plus' smart hub features at $129.99. The Echo Dot receives a new spherical look, too, and comes in at $69.99 for the standard version or $79.99 for the Clock model. 

It's not showing up on Amazon Canada's site, but the company also introduced a new Echo Dot Kids model that looks like the Echo Dot, but with cute animals faces on them. These will come with a year's worth of Amazon Kids+, which gives users access to child-friendly audiobooks, games, and more.

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Amazon launches new Echo devices and companions

Amazon Echo PlusAmazon is gearing up for the holidays with a bevy of new Echo products to address a variety of needs and wants. First off there are three new Echo speakers: the Echo Dot, Echo Plus, and Echo Show. There are also two new Echo “companions” to bridge the gap between your smart home and Echo devices: the Echo Sub and Amazon Smart Plug.

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