et-of-2015-the-amazon-echo/">favorite gadget of 2015</a>, I&#8217;ve been overwhelmingly positive about the Echo, and I&#8217;m intrigued to see what these new additions offer. Of the two, the Dot is probably the less exciting, although its lower price point is firmly within &#8220;impulse buy&#8221; territory, which could bring in new users who have been curious about the Echo. The portability of the Tap is interesting: at $130, it&#8217;s not cheap, but it doesn&#8217;t cost an arm and a leg more than com