Amazon slashes price of Echo Alexa speakers by 40% – and cheapest is under £30
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IF you're looking to invest in a smart speaker you'll be pleased to hear Amazon has slashed the prices of its Echo devices by around 40%.
This includes the popular Amazon Echo, Echo Dot and the Echo Show.
3rd Gen Echo Dot smart speaker for £29.99
You save 44% if you get this speaker now for £49.99 instead of it's usual price of £89.99.
This device is powered by Dolby and can play 360° crisp audio.
It can pair with other speakers for a stereo sound.
What is Alexa?
If you've never heard of Alexa, here's what you need to know...
- Alexa is an "intelligent" personal assistant built by Amazon.
- You can find her on several different devices, including Amazon's Echo speakers.
- Alexa responds to voice commands, and can talk back to you.
- She can perform thousands of different tasks, including telling you about the news or weather.
- But she can do more complex things too, like ordering a pizza or arranging an Uber taxi pick-up.
- To activate Alexa, you need to say "Alexa" to an Amazon Echo speaker.
- Alexa currently only works in English and German languages.
- Because she's powered by artificial intelligence, Alexa is constantly getting smarter.
- Alexa will also get more used to your voice, and better understand what you want her to do over time.
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