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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.
Echo Dot is 1.6-inch-tall cylinder with one tiny speaker. Itâs basically just the top section of Amazon Echo â and half the price, but equally as smart. It supports always-on Alexa, connects to the cloud to stream music, controls your smarthome devices, and does all the same stuff as Echo. The main difference between Dot and Echo is that the full-size speaker is gone.