-H&amp;pf_rd_r=1GD8QVF6JDJ38NQRZ4VV&amp;pf_rd_t=36701&amp;pf_rd_p=2425030342&amp;pf_rd_i=desktop">Echo Dot</a>. It seems to be the original Amazon Echo, with most of its speaker technology sliced out, so it&#8217;s shorter and cheaper. Instead of having the better-quality speakers of the original, the Echo Dot is made to work in contexts where audio quality is less important (as a bedside clock radio, for example) or with external audio sources, such as Bluetooth speakers or any speaker that can use a stand