Amazon’s hugely popular Echo Dot has got a refresh the update announced at the company’s big September keynote in Seattle.
This mini Echo has been completely redesigned with it now offering a new friendly look plus bigger sound.
In fact, Amazon is boasting that its new speaker is 70 percent louder than its predecessor.
Although it’s still around the same size as before the new Dot now features a fabric design and all-new curved shape.
Amazon says the Dot will also be available in some updated colours including Charcoal, Heather Grey, and Sandstone.
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Like all Echo speakers, the Dot allows users to ask for information or for the weather, play favourite music in a multi-room music grouping, set timers and alarms, and control compatible smart home devices.
If you fancy one of these intelligent music makers then the Dot will go on sale next month and cost £49.99.
Amazon has also announced a swathe of other Alexa-enabled devices alongside the Dot including something called the Echo Input.
Unlike the Dot this gadget doesn’t feature an in-built speaker with users simply attaching this device to an existing speaker via Bluetooth or the 3.5mm headphone port.
Echo Input will be coming later this year and will be available in Black and White for £34.99.
Other updates coming from Amazon include a new Echo Plus, which gets a refreshed design, and a better Echo Show with bigger 10-inch HD display and improved speakers.
These devices will also arrive later in the year.
Speaking about the launch of the new Amazon products, Jorrit Van der Meulen, Vice President, Amazon Devices International, said: “We want you to have access to Alexa everywhere—in your kitchen, in your living room, in your office, and more.
“Today, we’re excited to expand the number of ways that customers can add Alexa to their homes, so they can use Alexa to make their lives more convenient and easy.”