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Try out Alexa's new custom skills with this great deal on an Echo Dot

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<p>Amazon announced Alexa Blueprints (https://www.techhive.com/article/3269067/speakers/amazon-alexa-blueprints-skills-siri-google-assistant.html) this week, a new skill that lets you create custom responses and commands (https://www.techhive.com/article/3268936/speakers/how-to-create-private-alexa-skills-without-code.html) for your smart speaker. But you need an Echo to try them out. At $50, the Echo Dot is already the cheapest Alexa speaker you can buy, and right now it’s even cheaper: <a class="addLink" href="https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881511006&amp;cm_re=echo_dot-_-81-511-006-_-Product" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" data-product-name="Echo Dot" data-vars-product-name="Echo Dot" data-vars-outbound-link="https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881511006&amp;cm_re=echo_dot-_-81-511-006-_-Product" data-product-id="000000" data-vars-product-id="000000" data-bkmfr="Amazon" data-vars-bkmfr="Amazon" data-bkvndr="Newegg" data-vars-bkvndr="Newegg" data-editparamvalues="Newegg is selling the Echo Dot for $39.99 and they're even throwing in  promotional $10 gift card|Amazon|https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881511006&amp;cm_re=echo_dot-_-81-511-006-_-Product|Newegg|Echo Dot|4|Add Link">Newegg is selling the Echo Dot for $39.99 and they're even throwing in  promotional $10 gift card.[/url]</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3269146/speakers/try-out-alexas-new-custom-skills-with-this-great-deal-on-an-echo-dot.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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