If you’re an Amazon Prime member, now might be your chance to finally pull the trigger. Right now, Amazon Prime members can buy an Echo Dot, which normally sells for $49.99 on the site, for just $8.98. You can use your Echo to read the news, listen to audiobooks or just use it as a fancy alarm clock; you’ll also get a free month of Amazon Music Unlimited out of the deal, which you can cancel at any time.
Actually, the Echo costs 99 cents; the other seven buck pays for your "free" month of music. Whatever.
If you want an always-on "smart speaker" to listen in on you, you're in luck!