The Amazon Echo Dot is one of the best-value smart speakers you can buy; at $49 (and usually priced lower), it's one of the least expensive ways to get Alexa into your home. Despite its small size ...

This smaller device that still packs the full Alexa voice assistant works best when used with an external speaker. Here's how to connect one to the Echo Dot wirelessly.

Yep, the first step is about as straightforward as it gets. Plug the included Amazon adapter into the Echo Dot with Clock and then plug it into an outlet. If you don't already have the Alexa app ...

Once you have the compatible devices set up and connected to your Echo Dot, simply say, “Alexa, dim the lights” or “Alexa, set the lights to 50% brightness,” and she will adjust the ...

Step 1: After opening the app, navigate to the Devices section. Step 2: Select the Echo and Alexa submenu, then find and select your device. Step 3: Here, you’ll find the LED Display menu.

How to reset Echo and Echo Dot (1st gen models) The original Echo and Echo Dot models are straightforward to reset, albeit requiring a tool. Locate a small hole near the base of the product.

The Echo Dot ($89.99) is like a tiny Echo, all the microphones and smarts and almost none of the speakers. Both can do everything the Echo can, anything you can do with a sentence that begins with ...