An Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen) WiFi and Bluetooth wireless smart speaker system with the Alexa digital assistant and selectable analog audio input/output, built-in ZigBee Hub and temperature sensor ...

Today’s case is not a mythical one, however — it’s a jellybean Amazon Echo Dot, and [Daniel B] shows how to make it spill your WiFi secrets with a bit of a hardware nudge.

On the exterior of both the 4th Gen Echo and 5th Gen Echo Dot, you can also find a mic-off button that will prevent any audio input from reaching Alexa. However, in 2025, Amazon is making even ...

Even at first glance, you can tell it’s a much more meaningful transducer than that in the second-generation Echo Dot predecessor. Here’s another view of the top-half assembly, revealing another ...

Audio quality is arguably better on the older Echo Dot, and its 360-design is better for room-filling sound. For homes that don’t yet have a smart speaker, the Echo Pop is a compelling budget ...

Amazon Echo Dot design. True to its name, the Dot is shaped like, well, you know. An orb, really, one that's compact enough to find a home in any of the aforementioned locations.

The Echo for everyone — At $59.99, the Echo Dot with Clock is $10 more than the regular Echo Dot. For me, it’s not worth wasting breath asking Alexa for the time all day so I’ll gladly pay ...

That's not to say the Echo Dot isn't a decent speaker in its own right. In fact, we think it's the best smart speaker under $50. Amazon has been steadily improving the Dot's audio quality over the ...