Tag: dot,
Amazon’s Echo Dot drops to $30
If you’ve been patiently waiting for a sale on the 5th-generation Echo Dot, now is the time to buy one. A handful of models are on sale. To start, you can get the basic model for $30 or 40 percent off. That’s only $5 more than the Echo Dot’s all-time low price. Moreover, all three colorways – charcoal, deep sea blue and glacier white – are part of the sale. Alternatively, the Echo Dot with Clock is also on sale. Currently, it’s $40 or 33 percent off its usual $60 price. As before, the sale includes all the available colorways.
The Echo Dot is one of the least expensive smart speakers out there. That said, you get a lot of value for your money. It offers surprisingly good sound quality while being small enough to fit almost anywhere. The Echo Dot also comes with a 3.5mm audio output, allowing you to connect it to an amp or set of headphones. Of course, it also provides access to Alexa and all the smart home integration you could want. For those reasons, the Echo Dot is one of Engadget’s favorite smart speakers. The Echo Dot with Clock has all the features found on its less expensive sibling but can also show the time, weather and timers. That capability makes it an excellent fit for the kitchen or anywhere you want to keep tabs on the time.
Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/amazons-echo-dot-drops-to-30-150557756.html?src=rss
BLUETTI EP600 and AC500 Win Red Dot Design Award 2023
BLUETTI, a leading provider of portable power stations, is proud to announce that its products EP600 and AC500 have won…
The post BLUETTI EP600 and AC500 Win Red Dot Design Award 2023 appeared first on TechRound.
New NASA Official Took Her Oath of Office on Carl Sagan’s ‘Pale Blue Dot’
When Dr. Makenzie Lystrup was sworn in as the new director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center last week, she didn’t take her oath of office on the Bible or the U.S. Constitution, but rather on a tome revered by space enthusiasts everywhere: Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot.
Amazon’s pocket-sized Echo Dot smart speaker is 50% off today
Grab a third-gen Echo Dot for its lowest price ever
SAVE $37.99: The Echo Dot (3rd Gen) with Amazon Basics Smart Color Bulb is on sale for $14.99 at Amazon as of Dec. 14. That’s 71% off, and the lowest price we’ve seen.
Looking for an easy, no-frills way to manage your smart home devices? Pick up one of Amazon’s smart speakers (and an extra smart bulb) for less than $15.
The third-generation Amazon Echo Dot is on sale for $14.99 at Amazon. It comes bundled with a free Amazon Basics smart color bulb as well, making this deal even better. That’s a savings of 71%, or $37.99 off the bundled products, and $12.99 less than buying each item separately. It’s also the lowest price we’ve seen on the third-gen Echo Dot alone.
Amazon’s Very Merry Deals event has tons of last-minute stocking stuffers and gifts on sale
The versatile Echo Dot is a small and unobtrusive way to automate smart home commands, interact with Alexa, listen to music, and more. It’s compact enough to stay out of the way, but loud enough to make it a viable audio hub for smaller homes.
With the smart color bulb, you can add some fun lighting to your home for the holidays. It has a brightness of 800 lumens, and you can control it via the Echo Dot. Turn its brightness and color up and down, adjust its rainbow of colors, and have a light show in your own home.
Grab multiple bulbs for a festive holiday scene that you can use your Echo Dot to control without having to use individual light switches. Create a custom lighting schedule that turns on and off automatically, or set the mood with your favorite music and color scenes.
Whatever mood you decide to set at home, you can do it cheaply and effectively with this smart speaker, and for less than the price of takeout.
Opens in a new tab
Echo Dot (3rd gen) with Amazon Basics smart color bulb
(opens in a new tab)
Inside Dot Cotton’s heart-wrenching EastEnders funeral as soap legends return to Walford
EASTENDERS are set to welcome a whole host of the show’s legends for one last send-off to Dot Cotton, played by June Brown.
In emotional scenes, characters from both Dot’s past and present will come together to honour the late Albert Square mainstay as her funeral takes place.
Dot will be remembered in a special episode[/caption]
Cast past and present will attend the service[/caption]
A whole host of the show’s legends will gather for one last send-off for Dot Cotton, played by the late June Brown[/caption]
With Sonia (Natalie Cassidy) having received the devastating call to inform her of her grandmother’s passing, she sets about creating the most impressive send-off she can for Dot.
Among some of the legends who are back for the special episode are Colin Russell, Mary Smith, Lofty Holloway, Disa O’Brien, Barry Clark and Lauren Branning.
Ahead of their returns to the BBC soap, they discussed Dot’s legacy, remembered the iconic June Brown and how important it was for them to return.
Lord Michael Cashman (Colin Russell)
Colin is seen accompanying Sharon to the funeral[/caption]
Colin is mostly remembered for being Walford’s first on-screen gay resident and featured in the UK’s first homosexual kiss in a soap opera.
He appeared in the programme in the 1980s before returning in 2016 to work specifically with June on a storyline involving his wedding.
Lord Michael admitted he said ‘yes’ as soon as he was asked to return, saying: “When I got the first message asking if I’d be interested in returning, it was an unequivocal, unqualified ‘yes’. I couldn’t imagine Colin not being at his amazing friend Dot’s funeral and I couldn’t imagine not being there for June.
“She created a television icon that will stretch beyond the test of time. I had to be there, and I was humbled that they thought of me.”
Speaking of his favourite moment of working with June, he admitted: “I have so many, but one of my favourites was after she found out Colin and Barry were gay. The scene she did with Gary Hailes must go down as an iconic scene.”
Linda Davidson (Mary ‘The Punk’ Smith)
He catches up with Mary at the funeral[/caption]
Mary the Punk is remembered for being Walford’s original 80s wild child and now she had returned to pay tribute to her old friend.
Linda admitted that June taught her a lot at a young age, revealing: “June always was very nurturing of young talent, particularly of me. We did a scene you might remember where Dot and Mary get down on their knees in Mary’s little bedsit, and they pray together.
“June had tutored me in that scene and said, ‘Just be still, darling, it’s the hardest thing for an actress to do, but if you can master being still, you’ll steal the scene’.”
Tom Watt (Lofty Holloway)
Lofty is back on the square[/caption]
Lofty originally appeared in the show between 1985 and 1988 where he is remembered for a relationship with Michelle Fowler.
Recalling his memoires of being a young actor working with the great’s in the 80s, he said: “It was really good, and June was a part of that. I was also lucky to have worked closely with people like Bill Treacher (Arthur), Wendy Richard (Pauline), Leslie Graham (Den), Anita Dobson (Angie) and Gretchen Franklin (Ethel).
“With June, I looked at everything she did and went, ‘Woooah! Bloody hell!’ You had to respect and admire how she went about what she did.”
Jan Graveson (Disa O’Brien)
Disa will be back for Dot’s funeral[/caption]
Jan admitted she was delighted to get the call to come back for the special scenes and to be playing Disa once again.
The actress said: “It’s something that I’ve always wished for in the back of my mind. So, when my agent called me and said that EastEnders had been on the phone, I thought. ‘Goodie! Fantastic!’
“I was so excited and absolutely thrilled. June had always hoped that I would go back. She loved our scenes and our acting together.”
Gary Hailes (Barry Clark)
Barry was one of the biggest characters in the 1980s[/caption]
Barry is remembered as the unlikely partner of his middle-aged boyfriend Colin.
He looked back fondly at his time filming with the legendary June, revealing: “June was an amazing person and a character in the truest sense of the word. There is no one like June – I’ve never met anyone even close to who she was and what she was like.
“To be asked back for this was really special, especially as I worked a lot with June because of Dot and Barry’s friendship.”
Jacqueline Jossa (Lauren Branning)
Lauren is back from New Zealand for the funeral[/caption]
Actress Jacqueline admitted she felt it was important to return to represent the Branning side of the family that Dot had.
The star said: “June deserves the send-off she’s going to get at EastEnders, and I wanted to be a part of that and be involved.
“It was nice to be there to represent that side of the Branning family because there are family members always off gallivanting and doing different things.”
It is set to be an emotional day in the Square[/caption]