Echo can be your friend and can get you many things. You can give it voice commands like you do to Siri, Cortona etc. You can ask anything to it and it will give you appropriate answer as based on its cloud. It is really a show piece and it glows when you set it up and store on a table. It is very easy to use. You need to have a smart phone. Plug the Echo Dot to the power outlet and get the Echo App For Echo from app store. Do the in-app set up and enjoy your Echo. If you are having any trouble in setup then click on the link given below