It requires an internet connection if you're planning to leave the house, but it's still a great deal. Plus: a keyboard that's also designed for leaving the house. Rick Broida is the author of ...

The portable Amazon Tap speaker rarely gets the respect it deserves. It costs $50 less than the Amazon Echo, which is a huge price difference. What’s more, it’s portable so you can take it with you ...

Amazon's battery-powered Alexa speaker isn't available anymore, but if you're willing to splurge, the Alexa-enabled Maverick from Cavalier Audio is another option that looks, sounds and feels a whole ...

One of the things that makes Amazon’s Echo products kind of magical is the fact that you don’t ever need to touch them. Just say “Alexa” or “Computer” into thin air and ask a question, and Echo will ...

Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant is turning up in more places with the Echo Dot and Amazon Tap. Alternatively, you can use Echo Dot without an external speaker connection. Its built-in speakers aren’t ...

Amazon has apparently — and quietly — silenced its Amazon Tap smart speaker. The portable Alexa device is not being offered for sale on Amazon’s website, with a bold yellow banner across its listing ...

The discount brings the Tap down to $85, which is not the steepest discount we have seen on Amazon’s portable speaker. Still, this is the only Amazon speaker that is not chained to an outlet and ...

Amazon has unveiled the Amazon Tap and Echo Dot, two new additions to the Alexa-enabled device family. The former is a $130 portable version of the Amazon Echo and works as a speaker for Bluetooth and ...

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Unlock to see our ratings and compare products side by side Sound quality: The Amazon Tap had just fair overall sound quality. Bass has almost no impact, mid- and lower bass are lacking, and upper ...

Amazon on Thursday expanded more functionality to its Amazon Tap speaker via an over-the-air update that adds the hands-free capability to summon the Alexa voice assistant. Prior to the update, Tap ...

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