Amazon offers its Tap Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker for $99.99 shipped. Also available at Best Buy, Staples and Toys R Us. That’s good for $30 off the regular price, a match of our previous mention and the best available.
One of Amazon’s most popular Bluetooth options features a built-in microphone with Alexa and dual stereo speakers for music playback. The 360-degree design pumps out music from your favorite services like Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora and more. You can expect up to nine hours of playback on a single charge. Over 3,100 Amazon customers have left a 4.2/5 star rating. Learn more about Alexa and its capabilities in our in-depth review of the Dot and Echo speakers.
With integrated wireless connectivity, voice recognition, and home automation support, the Amazon Tap isn’t your typical portable wireless speaker. Equipped with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and a microphone, the Tap connects to your home or office’s wireless network and allows you to intuitively play music, check the weather and traffic anywhere in the US, hear sports scores, and more. Using voice recognition technology, the built-in microphone allows the Echo to recognize your voice from any direction in the room, even while music is playing. Thanks to its 360° omni-directional design, the speaker emits sound in all directions. Bluetooth 3.0 enables the Tap to wirelessly pair and play audio from a variety of audio sources, such as smartphones and tablets.
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