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Amazon unveils new Echo Dot 2nd generation, launches Oct. 20 for $50. gallery. Amazon hasnât had stock of the original Echo Dot for months, and now we know why. The company unveiled a second-generation Echo Dot on Tuesday with a much more affordable price tag and improved voice recognition. The new Echo Dot, available in black or white and with a slightly changed design, will sell for just $49.99 when it launches in the U.S. on October 20.
And even if you do buy several Dot speakers, you can't network them, so this isn't Amazon's attempt to replicate a Sonos-like experience (at least, not yet). The main idea is that the Echo Dot that it will bring Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa, to many other devices throughout the home.