Looking for a hot Cyber Monday deal on a cool wireless speaker? It’s hard to get cooler than the Amazon Echo. And on Cyber Monday, Amazon is knocking $30 off the price, bringing it down from $179.99 to $149 with free shipping.
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“What’s an Amazon Echo?,” you might ask. The Echo is an interactive wireless Bluetooth speaker that can connect directly to the the cloud and to select apps to help you go about your daily routine while also staying informed on the latest happenings in the world and being entertained by your favorite tunes.
How does that even work? In addition to its built-in powered speakers, which radiate rich sound in all directions, the Amazon Echo has a built in microphone that listens for your questions or commands. And it works really well, even from way across the room. Depending on what you ask it, the Echo may consult Wikipedia for factual information, Yelp for reviews of restaurants and other local businesses, or news sources for updates on local traffic and weather. You can ask it for local sports scores, or what’s coming up on your Google calendar, or add a new calendar entry for an upcoming event or meeting.
You can also ask your Echo to play music from Pandora, your Amazon Music Library, Amazon Prime Music, TuneIn, or iHeartRadio. And Echo interfaces with various home control protocols such as WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, and Wink so you can adjust the lighting or control other smart devices in your home just by speaking the commands.
Although it’s only been widely available for a short time, Amazon Echo is already garnering positive reviews in USA Today, Re/code and CNET, among other respectable publications. It’s particularly useful for Amazon Prime customers as it gives you access to millions of songs in the Amazon Prime Music library at no additional charge over the standard Prime subscription fee.
The $149 price on the Amazon Echo is valid for a limited time only. It makes a great gift for the tech-savvy gadget lover in your life (particularly if that gadget lover is you).
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