Snag the Amazon Echo for $129.99, $50 Off its Usual Retail Price
If you can’t wait for Apple’s HomePod to arrive in December, the Amazon Echo connected speaker is now on sale for $129.99 from Amazon and other retail outlets.
Echo owners can take advantage of more than 15,000 different skills.
You can also purchase the speaker for the same price from Best Buy and Staples today only.
The speaker can play music from a number of sources including Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music. A notable exception is Apple Music.
But easily the standout feature of the device is full voice control using Amazon’s Alexa. Users an take advantage of more than 15,000 different skills. The growing list includes everything from ordering a Domino’s Pizza to controlling smart home devices and more.
Amazon is reportedly developing an Echo successor that could arrive sometime in the fall before Apple’s device. Late last month, the company also released the touchscreen-powered Amazon Echo Show for $229.99. The device was met with generally positive reviews.
