Amazon Tap - Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Alexa.

Product: Amazon Tap - Alexa-Enabled Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Amazon Devices

Specifications:
- Brand: Amazon
- Category: Amazon Devices
- Provides up to 9 hours of continuous playback (up to 8 hours when in hands-free mode)
- Charging Cradle included
- Dual stereo speakers that provide 360º omni-directional audio
- Uses the Alexa Voice Service when connected to Wi-Fi or a mobile hotspot to play music, read the news, provide weather reports, and even order a pizza
- Always getting smarter and adding new features and skills
- Streams all your music via Bluetooth from your phone or tablet

FAQ:

Q: Is it water proof?
A: No, it is not waterproof.

Q: Can the Echo Tap be connected to an Amazon multi-room music group?
A: Yes, it can be connected to your wifi for music within an app, then play multi-room music from your other Alexa devices such as a dot or echo and then play music via Bluetooth on the tap and the tap will take the place of one of the echo devices.

Q: Do I need to have the Amazon Echo device to use this speaker?
A: No, you do not need an Amazon Echo device to use this speaker. It does everything that an Echo does and is also portable.

Q: How do you listen to FM radio on tap? Does it have a tuner or do you have to ask Alexa to find the particular station's website and stream from there?
A: You can say "Alexa tune to" and the Echo will bring up the stream on "TuneIn" or if the station is streaming from iHeartRadio, it would stream from that service.

Q: Does it work with iTunes?
A: Yes, you can play iTunes music on this speaker. It also has an iPhone app that could be used to see all the voice commands that Alexa recently translated for you.

Q: Can I control it with my phone instead of the tap button? Similar to how Sonos works.
A: Yes, you can play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn from the Amazon Alexa app on your phone.

Q: Can the Tap and Echo be made to sync to play the same music? If so, how does one do so?
A: No, the Tap cannot sync with other Echo devices to play the same music.

Q: Does the Tap support Messaging and Calling?
A: No, it does not support Messaging and Calling.

Q: Will Tap work with the new Alexa calling and messaging feature?
A: No, it does not work with the new Alexa calling and messaging feature.

Q: My new tap beeps every 1-2 seconds whenever I put it on the charger. I left it there for hours, and it still beeps when turned off. Any suggestions?
A: You can try plugging the charging wire directly into the back of it, which may stop the beeping sound.

Overall, the Amazon Tap is a portable Bluetooth speaker that uses Alexa Voice Service to play music, provide news and weather reports, order food, and more. While it has some limitations compared to other Echo devices, such as not supporting Messaging and Calling or syncing with other devices to play the same music, it is a great option for those who want a portable Alexa-enabled speaker.