You’d have to be nuts to buy a $50 Echo Dot when this Alexa speaker is just as good for $19.99

Maren Estrada

Amazon’s Echo Dot is the company’s best-selling Alexa speaker of all time. It’s not because it’s the biggest or loudest speaker Amazon has made, it’s because it’s the cheapest speaker Amazon has made. At $50 a pop, there’s no cheaper way to fill your house with smart speakers so you can always call upon Alexa when you need to. Well, there’s no cheaper way if you stick with Amazon, that is. The Eufy Genie Smart Speaker by Anker with Hands-Free Amazon Alexa is basically an Echo Dot with a different design, but it costs $19.99 instead of $50. Why on Earth would you pay more if you don’t have to?

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  • eufy Genie is a voice-controlled smart speaker with Amazon’s intelligent Alexa voice assistant. Just say the wake word “Alexa” and Genie plays music, controls your smart home devices, answers your questions, sets calendars, reports the weather and news and more.(2.4GHz Wi-Fi Network Support Only, No Bluetooth) If you have more than one Eufy Genie or Echo in your home, Spatial Perception Technology intelligently selects the Eufy Genie or Echo closest to you to answer your request.

  • Built with a 2W speaker that delivers dynamic audio and room-filling sound, so you can truly enjoy your favorite playlists from streaming services like Spotify, Amazon Music, TuneIn, Pandora and iHeartRadio. Call or message almost anyone hands-free with your Eufy Genie and instantly connect to other Alexa-enabled devices in your home using just your voice.

  • Enables a true voice-controlled smart home experience. Use Genie to control all Alexa-compatible Eufy smart products, such as RoboVac 11c and Lumos LED Smart Bulbs, in addition to other brands that work with Alexa.

  • Easy setup with the free EufyHome app. Use the Amazon Alexa app to access 10000+ skills and services, such as Sirius XM, Domino’s Pizza, Uber, ESPN, NPR News, and much more. Plus, Genie is always getting smarter. Future updates include: Alexa messaging and calling. (EufyHome requires a smartphone or tablet running iOS 8.0 (and above) or Android 4.3 (and above) to operate.)

  • What You Get: eufy Genie, AC power adapter (5ft/1.5m), AUX cable (5ft/1.5m), user manual, safety instruction card, our worry-free 12-month warranty and lifetime technical support.

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