Get the Amazon Echo for $149.99 and free shipping for a limited time at PC Richard & Son. This is $30 off and while also on sale at Amazon and a few other stores, we recommend PC Richard because they are charging sales tax in only four states. In addition to being a wireless Bluetooth speaker it has built-in "Alexa," a voice activated virtual assistant that can read back audio books and deliver reports on weather, news, traffic, sports and more. Plus, is has 360-degree omni-directional audio. There is no sales tax (except CT, NJ, NY, and PA).