The Amazon Echo Dot is one of the easiest and least expensive devices you can integrate into your smart home. Here's how to set one up from scratch.

How to Control Lights with the Amazon Echo Dot and Alexa Setting up your Amazon Echo Dot and Alexa is a straightforward process that allows you to easily control your smart lights.

You can activate Drop In on all your Echo devices and with Alexa contacts. When you use the feature to drop in on an echo device, it establishes a two-way connection.

The Amazon Echo Dot is an incredibly versatile smart device that many users have turned into dedicated music devices, but they can do so much more.

Since launching in 2014, Alexa has grown far beyond its original role as a simple voice assistant for music and reminders.

Use Alexa skills to play white noises to fall asleep Thanks to Alexa skills, you can use your smart speakers to play different types of sounds that rock you to sleep.

A balky clock radio was killing our morning wake-up mojo. An Echo Dot with a clock was the replacement that solved our woes.