Amazon's Echo Dot and Echo Pop on sale as smart devices slashed up to £35
25.08.2023 - 16:23
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Amazon is a treasure trove of bargains and one of the latest items to be reduced is the retailer's Echo Dot and Echo Pop.
The gadgets are two of online retail giant's smart Bluetooth speakers. The small but mighty devices are similar in name, but there are some differences between the two.
The Echo Pop is a traditional one-sided speaker which has been reduced from £44.99 to £24.99 - a savings of £20. The Echo Dot is a globe shaped speaker that's been slashed from £64.99 down to £39.99 - saving shoppers £35.
Amazon has reduced a selection of Echo devices in its current late summer sale. The devices are enabled to use Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant technology, which can play music, tell you the weather, manage your calendar or control your home's other smart devices.
The most affordable of the bunch is the £24.99 Echo Pop, of which the black and midnight teal versions are 44 percent off. Amazon's description reads: "Find a colour that fits your style, a spot that fits your space, and play a track that hits just right, totally hands free with Alexa."
The devices have garnered a 4.6 star rating out of five from over a thousand Amazon shoppers who have snatched up the gadget and praised its easy set up.
One reviewer wrote: "I have been using Alexa smart speakers in my home for several years and decided to check out this new Echo Pop for the study. This model has an unusual shape (like a sphere with the front cut off at an angle), neatly placed buttons if you need them, and with a speaker that is just a little larger than the spherical Dot.
"Next day delivery, open the box, plug in - in just a few minutes this smart speaker was completely up and running, accepting commands, doing everything I wanted. It isn't as aesthetically