Amazon's Echo Dot speakers are one of the simplest and cheapest gateway devices to the smart home world. There are plenty of reasons you might need to put one back into setup mode, though -- aside ...

Buy Now Echo Dot 5th Gen: Design and Usability The design on the Echo Dot (5th Gen) is eerily similar to that of the 4th Gen, with both being spherical in shape and featuring a fabric-covered mesh ...

Amazon's new Echo Dot with Clock is a major upgrade with a better display, improved audio, more sensors, faster Alexa and built-in Eero Wi-Fi extension for $59.

Pair a smart speaker with a smart plug and you have the underpinnings of a smart home setup. Right now, Amazon is selling its Echo Dot smart speaker with a Kasa Smart Plug Mini for just $28.

The 4th-gen Dots and spherical Echo will also gain this ability after a software update soon. (To be clear, there’s a simple setup process, but it will work as part of the network.) ...