The Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation is a compact, voice-controlled smart speaker powered by Amazon Alexa. It was designed to provide an affordable way to bring voice assistance, music, information, communication and smart-home control into almost any room.
The 3rd-generation model has a distinctive fabric-covered, puck-shaped design, measuring approximately 99 × 99 × 43 mm and weighing about 300 g. It has a 1.6-inch speaker, built-in microphones, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and a 3.5 mm audio output for connection to an external speaker.
One important feature of the Echo dot is Alexa. Instead of operating the device primarily through a touchscreen or keyboard, you can simply say:
"Alexa... " and then give it a command.
For example:
"Alexa, what's the weather?"
"Alexa, play gospel music."
"Alexa, set a timer for 10 minutes."