Amazon’s newest smart speakers are $20-$30 off!


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These offers are available directly from Amazon, and the discounts apply to all color versions available.

Amazon Echo Dot Max

While a $20 discount may not seem impressive, it is still the lowest price we’ve seen for the Amazon Echo Dot Max. There’s also the fact that it was only released in late October, so it’s only about two months old. Such new products aren’t usually discounted so soon.

This is technically an improved Echo Dot, as the name would suggest. It is slightly larger, but still easy to tuck away in any corner of your home at 4.27 x 4.27 x 3.9 inches. That extra space accommodates a 0.8-inch tweeter and a 3.5-inch woofer, resulting in improved sound quality. The speaker is designed to fill a medium-sized space with sound, such as a living room.

Not only that, but the speaker can automatically adapt to the room, further improving sound quality based on its location and surroundings. The four microphones will also enhance voice command recognition.

Of course, it has Alexa support. You can use voice commands to request music, set alarms, start timers, control smart home devices, ask for random information, and more. Another great advantage of these newer speakers is that you’ll also get Alexa Plus support, which is nice if you’re a fan of AI.

Amazon Echo Studio (2025)

The Amazon Echo Dot Max is a nice option, but if you’re looking for premium sound, the Amazon Echo Studio is your best bet, at least if you want to stick with Amazon’s own speakers.

This 2025 Echo Studio is made to fill “large communal spaces” with sound. It has a large 3.75-inch high-excursion woofer and three full-range drivers. It packs a punch!

Added features include distortion reduction, lossless high definition, automatic room adaptation, spatial audio, and Dolby Atmos support. It also has four microphones and Alexa Plus capabilities.

It’s definitely larger, as you can see in the image at the top of this post. It measures 6.1 x 5.6 x 5.8 inches. It’s totally worth the extra space, though. It is also better designed this time around, thanks to that spherical design.


These deals have been around for a while now, so you may want to take advantage of them before they expire. That could happen anytime, now that the discounts are starting to end.

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Check out the Star Wars and Jack Skellington Echo Dot deals!


Star Wars and Jack Skellington Echo Dots side to side

These offers are both available from Amazon as “limited time deals.” They are both record-low prices, so they have never been at these prices. In either case, you can pick the color of your Amazon Echo Dot. It’s available in Charcoal, Deep Sea Blue, and Glacier White.

If you’re not the kind to keep your smart speaker as well-hidden as possible, here are a couple of options that are bound to catch any visitor’s attention. Whether you’re a STAR WARS or a Nightmare Before Christmas fan, you will absolutely love these. I kind of want both, honestly!

The stand and shell are only for looks, but they do a really good job at looking amazing! They both let the ring light shine through, which is a nice addition. And in the case of the Jack Skellington shell, the light comes off from the mouth, giving it that extra spooky vibe.

Otherwise, what’s really running the show is the Amazon Echo Dot (5th generation). It’s the same smart speaker we already know and love. It’s small, measuring 3.9 x 3.9 x 3.5in, so it won’t take too much space. The TIE Fighter stand will make it much wider, though, so keep that in mind.

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Don’t let the small size fool you. It has a 1.73-inch driver that can fill a mid-sized room with sound. Of course, you don’t buy this just to listen to audio. It’s Alexa-powered and can perform a variety of other tasks. For example, you can use voice commands to request any random information, set alarms, start timers, check the weather, or even control your smart home, among many other functions. This model also features a temperature sensor, motion detection, and eero mesh Wi-Fi extender capabilities.

These bundles have never been this cheap in the past, so it is the best time to get an Amazon Echo Dot that actually looks fun. Hurry up, though. Record-low deals don’t tend to last very long.

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Echo Dots with Jack Skellington and Sally shell bundle drops to record-low price!


Amazon Echo Dot Jack Skellington Sally deals

This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” Aside from two Echo Dot smart speakers, this one includes both the Jack Skellington shells. You can get a single speaker and shell for $62.98 if you prefer.

You still have plenty of time for these to get to your home before Halloween! They are, by far, my favorite smart speakers for the spookiest of holidays, and they will definitely become the main conversation topics during your upcoming festivities. I mean, I would just use them all year round! That’s up to you, though! The shells can be easily removed.

Regardless, you’re getting two Amazon Echo Dot smart speakers. These are the same you already know and love. This is the 5th-generation one, which is pretty small at 3.9 x 3.9 x 3.5in. This means it can live in any corner without taking up much space.

Don’t let its smaller size fool you, though. It has a 1.73-inch driver that can fill a small to mid-sized room nicely. And since this bundle comes with two speakers, you can even sync them to play your spookiest tunes in tandem.

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Of course, these aren’t just for listening to music. These are Alexa-powered smart speakers, so you can do a bunch of things with them. Of course, you can request any random details, set timers, schedule alarms, check the weather, and even control your smart home devices, among many other things. They will come with a light ring, which the shells play with to let the light emit from the mouth opening. Think of an actual Jack O’-Lantern!

It also gets most of the extra features, including a temperature sensor, motion detection, and even eero mesh Wi-Fi0 extender capabilities.

Again, Halloween is right around the corner, so try to get this before it’s too late to get it by the end of the month. Also, it’s nice that the deal got even sweeter with an extra $5 discount, so catch your bundle while it’s at a record-low price!

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Echo Show no longer showing the time? It could be Alexa Plus


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TL;DR

  • A post on the Amazon Echo subreddit indicates that an Alexa Plus subscription can make unintended changes to Echo devices.
  • User Setati said that their Echo Show 5 had stopped persistently showing the time on its home screen, instead surfacing news and other content.
  • Setati says that canceling Alexa Plus removed the unwanted additional content from their Show 5’s screen.

Alexa Plus is Amazon’s new paid digital assistant. Available for $20 per month (or included for free, if you’re a Prime subscriber), Alexa Plus injects extra AI functionality into your Amazon devices, like the ability to engage in more natural conversation-style interactions with Alexa through an Echo device. Turns out, it can also make some unhelpful changes to your Echo Show’s home screen.

In a post on the Amazon Echo subreddit, user Setati complains that their Echo Show 5 has recently become less fit for one of their primary use cases: telling the time. Setati writes that “about the same time as Alexa+,” their Show 5 started showing content that it didn’t before, replacing the full-screen clock with “news briefs and things it thinks I want to see.”

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The problem does indeed seem directly related to Alexa Plus, which adds an assortment of new functions to Echo devices logged into accounts that are subscribed to the paid service. Comments on the post echo Setati’s complaint. One user says that cycling power to their own Show temporarily restores the clock face they’re used to, but that the home screen eventually changes to again hide the clock.

The solution for Setati was simple: They say that once they canceled Alexa Plus, their Echo Show 5 went back to prominently displaying the time on its home screen again.

If you’ve got an Echo device that’s recently started behaving differently — specifically, an Echo Show device whose home screen has gotten unusually crowded — Alexa Plus could be to blame. You can cancel Alexa Plus in the My Memberships and Subscriptions section of your Amazon account settings.

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