The Amazon Echo Show 8 is arguably the most reliable and convenient smart display available for the Alexa smart home, and it’s on sale at $125 for October Prime Day. This is a $75 discount from its regular price of $200, making this a great deal and the best price we’ve ever seen for this device.

What you see on the Echo Spot is deliberately limited: the time, the weather, the title of the song that is playing, and controls for smart home devices. The clock face and its colors can be changed to suit the room,

The physical AUX inputs continue to work, so users can still listen to audio from a device connected to an Echo’s 3.5 mm port. They can also continue to use the Alexa app to enable or disable a supporting speaker’s AUX input.

That is the job Amazon built its large smart display for, and the newest Echo Show 15 is listed at $249.99 on Amazon, down from $349.99, under a limited time deal. The screen measures 15.6 inches, which is big enough to read from across a kitchen and small enough not to take the room over.

Amazon's Alexa devices as well as their Echo speakers are ubiquitous in our homes as handy assistants, but some of their habits can be a nuisance.

Amazon is adding 15-second autoplay video ads to Alexa+ Echo Shows, expanding Amazon DSP inventory across the US, UK, and Germany.

A quick mainboard swap delivers a privacy-respecting, local-only smart speaker with Home Assistant integration, its creator promises.