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Amazon Echo Plus stays $150 but gets clearer sound, temperature sensor

Amazon unveiled a new Echo Plus, an updated speaker with more powerful bass and clearer sound that still works as a smart home hub. The updated device adds a larger, 3-inch neodymium woofer and increased back volume, giving the bass a stronger feel and providing clearer mid- and high tones.  The $150 (£140, AU$229) device, which has a new fabric design and …

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Amazon Echo Input is a tiny $35 Dot for your own speakers

Like the Echo but don’t like its speaker quality? Bring your own! That’s the promise of the Amazon Echo Input, a new $35 (£35) device that’s designed to connect to whatever speakers you want. Coming later this year to the US, UK, Australia and Germany, the little pancake-looking device lacks the built-in speaker found on the $50 Dot. (Australian pricing …

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