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This smart speaker can help with productivity, provide entertainment, and even act as a smart home hub As one of the best smart speakers you can buy, Amazon Echo does much more than just play music.

From its expansive ecosystem to the dreaded ‘by the way...’ pitch, here’s everything you should know before Amazon Alexa controls your smart home. From its expansive ecosystem to the dreaded ‘by the ...

Alexa was my first smart home love. Now my Echo devices are gathering dust. Turns out, Alexa just isn't as interesting as it ...

Now when you stream to Amazon Echo Link, the option to select your bitrate is greyed out. I wonder if when you stream to Echo Link, it somehow defaults to low bitrate which would explain the sound ...