The fifth-gen Echo Dot with clock uses a dot matrix style display to show the time and weather conditions. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge
It’s smart home week here at The Verge, where we have a variety of articles to help demystify the overwhelming world of the smart home and help you decide on the right system for you. And conveniently, you can get Amazon’s staple smart speakers today for their lowest prices yet. The best deal is on the fifth-gen Echo Dot with a clock, which is selling for $34.99 ($25 off) at Best Buy and Amazon. The tiny speaker has frequently gone on sale since it launched last year, but it usually dipped down to $39.99.
The clock-equipped Echo Dot is small enough to fit just about anywhere in your home and offers music, weather, news updates, and Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant. The latest model has improved sound, more useful tap controls, and a…
