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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.
Thereâs only one way to buy the Echo Dot, on the other hand, and thatâs from your Echo. (âAlexa, order Echo Dotâ is the magic phrase.) The Dot is sort of a companion for the Echo, kind of, but not necessarily. Itâs just a smaller Echo, with a tiny (and bad) speaker. It still plugs into the wall, still does far-field voice recognition, itâs still named Alexa.