We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Alexa is getting a fresh wardrobe for 2020, and the new Echo Dot (4th Gen) is going spherical just like its bigger Echo sibling. As always, ...

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Like its bigger sibling, the Echo 4th Gen, the Echo Dot family has gone spherical. Amazon packed quite a bit of tech — from a processor to a speaker and microphones — into these softball-sized orbs.

The fourth-generation Echo Dot takes two steps forward and one step back. Compared to the model it replaces, sound quality and connectivity have improved and the design definitely stands out. However, ...

Aside from its new spherical design, the revamped Echo Dot with Clock doesn’t veer far from the original’s winning formula. Like chocolate-covered peanut butter or eggs served with bacon, an Amazon ...