Amazon Echo Dot 3rd Generation When Amazon introduced the first Echo Dot a few years ago, it placed the company--and Alexa--at the forefront of smart homes around the world. It literally dropped the competition so to speak--well if it was a boxing match that is. The Echo Dot got a huge advantage over the competition in more ways than one. First off, it was offered at a very affordable price--$49 as the introductory price back then. It was by far one of the most inexpensive if not the most affordable option to convert your regular home into an interconnected smart home. If you weren''t sure if you will like the Amazon Echo or having a smart home for that matter then you can just get a cheaper and smaller alternative to test the waters. But what if you didn''t like it? Well, you didn''t cough up a huge amount of money in the first place. And on top of that you get a nice speaker that you can use in the house. In short it was a good trade off. You can even give it away as a gift. In fact, a lot of people bought the Echo Dot as a present for their friends and loved ones. It was a high tech yet inexpensive gift. Since the Echo Dot also came with Alexa installed, the little smart speaker became quite useful to their owners. But life wasn''t perfect even for a smart speaker--and that meant challenges to being in first place. This challenge came in the form of the Home Mini from Google. It is their very own version of a smaller and compact smart speaker. The thing with challengers is that they tend to be better than the original. And that was the case with Echo Dot vs. Home Mini. Honestly, the Home Mini does look better and it definitely sounded better too. That was one of the biggest complaints about the Amazon Echo Dot--the speaker itself didn''t sound crisp but at least it sounded clear. However, if you were Jeff Bezos and the rest of the guys in Amazon, you won''t give up without a fight, right? And so--cutting to the chase--we now have Amazon''s Echo Dot version 3 (i.e. the third generation). The new design is definitely much better and the audio has definitely improved. And on top of that it is sold at a better price point. Dare we say that the 3rd gen Echo Dot is at the top of the heap? I think we can say it is at the moment. How much better is it from the previous version? That is what we will cover in this book. The information contained here does not only compare the Echo Dot versions, but it also provides users with a handy guide that you can use from basic setup to configuring your very own smart home. We will also cover a lot of tips and tricks and some troubleshooting as well. There is truly a lot more to expect from the Echo Dot and it is definitely a great present to give to friends and colleagues. Note that we cover only the 3rd generation Echo Dot here--not the Echo Dot with Clock, which is the 4th generation (which is fairly new at this point). We''ll provide a short comparison between these two generations as well. Here is what you will find inside: What''s New With The 3rd Generation Echo Dot 3rd Gen And Echo Dot With Clock The 3rd Gen Out Of The Box Experience The Setup Process Some Settings You Might Want To Adjust Managing Your Wireless Settings Train Alexa To Learn Your Voice Using Spotify And Playing Music Staying In Touch With Everyone Setup Multiple Echo Devices At Home Playing Multi-Room Music Kid Proofing Your Amazon Echo Dot Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition Vs. Echo Dot 3rd Gen Tweaks And Customizations Best Alexa Skills And Smart Home Devices Troubleshooting Common Issues Echo Dot 3rd Gen Easter Eggs And Much, Much More... Click the Buy Now button to learn more!