Connecting your Amazon Echo to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and to other smart devices can be a hassle, but we'll walk you through how to do it, step by step.

The charging cradle is neat, a low-profile disc on which Tap sits, but it uses old-school pins to connect rather than wireless charging. Alternatively you can plug a microUSB cable in direct ...

Hold the button down for five seconds, and you can connect the Tap to your Wi-Fi network (you can also tether the device to a tablet or smartphone.