Amazon Alexa speaker slashed to just £16.99 in huge ‘60% off’ deal

AMAZON’S popular Echo Dot speaker has been slashed to its lowest price ever.

The budget-friendly Alexa pod can now be picked up for a staggeringly low £16.99.

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Amazon’s official R.R.P for the 3rd-gen Echo Dot gadget is £39.99.

And price trackers reveal that its average sales price on the site is £31.71.

So this 60% Amazon discount is very tempting, shaving a whopping £23 off the bill.

• Echo Dot at Amazon for £16.99 – buy here

The speaker may be small and compact but it’s got a lot of cool features and access to the useful virtual assistant Alexa.

With more of us having to work from home, having a good smart speaker can be useful for things like setting reminders and timers.

You can also ask Alexa to create to do lists for you or just ask for news updates.

You can play music through the Dot speaker via bluetooth or ask Alexa to play a radio station.

If you have a smart home system setup you can use the Echo Dot to control things like dimming the lights.

At just 3.9 inches in diameter and less than 2 inches tall, the speaker can fit seamlessly into any home setting without taking up space.

The Echo Dot 3rd Gen has a fabric casing – in this case, the Charcoal colour – with a plastic top.

• Echo Dot at Amazon for £16.99 – buy here

The deal comes just after Amazon unveiled a suite of new gadgets.

What is Alexa?

If you’re new to Alexa speakers, here’s a quick recap.

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.

• Echo Dot at Amazon for £16.99 – buy here

All prices in this article were correct at the time of writing, but may have since changed.

Always do your own research before making any purchase.

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