Amazon Echo Spot (newest model), Great for nightstands, offices and kitchens, Smart alarm clock, Designed for Alexa+, Black
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Description
• MEET ECHO SPOT - A sleek smart alarm clock with Alexa and big vibrant sound. Ready to help you wake up, wind down, and so much more. • CUSTOMIZABLE SMART CLOCK - See time, weather, and song titles at a glance, control smart home devices, and more. Personalize your display with your favorite clock face and fun colors. • BIG VIBRANT SOUND - Enjoy rich sound with clear vocals and deep bass. Just ask Alexa to play music, podcasts, and audiobooks. See song titles and touch to control your music. • EASE INTO THE DAY - Set up an Alexa routine that gently wakes you with music and gradual light. Glance at the time, check reminders, or ask Alexa for weather updates. • KEEP YOUR HOME COMFORTABLE - Control compatible smart home devices. Just ask Alexa to turn on lights or touch the screen to dim. Create routines that use motion detection to turn down the thermostat as you head out or open the blinds when you walk into a room. • MUSIC, ALEXA, AND NOW WIFI - Say goodbye to drop-offs and buffering; With eero Built-in, Echo Spot doubles as a mesh wifi extender, adding up to 1,000 sq. ft. of wifi coverage to your existing eero network. • DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY - Amazon is not in the business of selling your personal information to others. Built with multiple layers of privacy controls including a mic off button and in-app controls • DESIGNED FOR SUSTAINABILITY - This device is made from 36% recycled materials.
Frequently asked questions
- Can the Echo Spot double as a WiFi extender?
- Yes, with eero Built-in, Echo Spot doubles as a mesh wifi extender, adding up to 1,000 sq. ft. of wifi coverage to your existing eero network.
- What privacy features does the Echo Spot have?
- It has multiple layers of privacy controls including a mic off button and in-app controls, and Amazon is not in the business of selling your personal information.
- Is the Echo Spot environmentally friendly?
- Yes, it is made from 36% recycled materials.
Customer reviews
Alarm Doesn’t Work - Fixed now
I set the alarm for 6:30 AM and before it goes off it automatically sets itself into snooze and adds 9 minutes to my set time. When it gets closer to its own set time of 6:39 it happens again and adds another 9 minutes to the alarm time. This happens continuously for a hour and 20 minutes so an alarm I set for 6:30 AM goes off at 7:50 AM. This is unacceptable. A alarm clock that you can’t depend on is worthless. I called Amazon tech services and they had me reset the Spot back to factory settings and set it up again. Then we tested it by setting alarm for 2 minutes ahead and it worked so we thought it was fixed. So the next day I set the alarm for 6:30 AM weekdays and this morning it went off at 7:50 AM. Junk !!! I’ve checked everything in the Alexa app and have tried setting the 6:30 AM alarm up using the app as well setting by voice. It doesn’t matter the 6:30 AM alarm goes off at 7:50 AM. I give up and returning this worthless alarm clock. Update: Amazon Outreach Department contacted me about the problems we were having with the Echo Spot alarm. It seems some other people were having the same problem. We run fans at night and the Echo Spot tap feature was on. They asked me to turn off the tap feature in the Alexa app. We did and now the alarm has worked perfectly ever since. They said there seems to be a correlation between fans running and the tap feature on causing the Spot to reset the set alarm time into snooze mode automatically. We have a 2nd Echo Spot which wasn’t set up for an alarm so I tested it. On Monday I set its alarm for 7:30 AM with the tap feature on and the bedroom fans on. Sure enough the alarm failed and it set itself on snooze mode for over 30 minutes. So on Tuesday I set the alarm for 7:30 AM with the tap feature off and the fans running. It worked perfectly and went off at exactly 7:30 AM and no snooze problems. Problems solved !! I don’t care if the tap feature is off in the Alexa app, just tell it to snooze by voice and it works perfectly and only snoozes for 9 minutes. I have reported my findings to Amazon as they are working to figure out why this is happening. There seems to be a correlation between the tap feature on and fans running in the room. Anyway the Spot alarm works perfectly now on both Spots and we love the Echo Spot now and everything it does. I want to thank Amazon for actually caring and reaching out to me and working together to fix this alarm problem. I was going to return them but now they work perfectly and we really like this device so I’m canceling the return.
I set the alarm for 6:30 AM and before it goes off it automatically sets itself into snooze and adds 9 minutes to my set time. When it gets closer to its own set time of 6:39 it happens again and adds another 9 minutes to the alarm time. This happens continuously for a hour and 20 minutes so an alarm I set for 6:30 AM goes off at 7:50 AM. This is unacceptable. A alarm clock that you can’t depend on is worthless. I called Amazon tech services and they had me reset the Spot back to factory settings and set it up again. Then we tested it by setting alarm for 2 minutes ahead and it worked so we thought it was fixed. So the next day I set the alarm for 6:30 AM weekdays and this morning it went off at 7:50 AM. Junk !!! I’ve checked everything in the Alexa app and have tried setting the 6:30 AM alarm up using the app as well setting by voice. It doesn’t matter the 6:30 AM alarm goes off at 7:50 AM. I give up and returning this worthless alarm clock. Update: Amazon Outreach Department contacted me about the problems we were having with the Echo Spot alarm. It seems some other people were having the same problem. We run fans at night and the Echo Spot tap feature was on. They asked me to turn off the tap feature in the Alexa app. We did and now the alarm has worked perfectly ever since. They said there seems to be a correlation between fans running and the tap feature on causing the Spot to reset the set alarm time into snooze mode automatically. We have a 2nd Echo Spot which wasn’t set up for an alarm so I tested it. On Monday I set its alarm for 7:30 AM with the tap feature on and the bedroom fans on. Sure enough the alarm failed and it set itself on snooze mode for over 30 minutes. So on Tuesday I set the alarm for 7:30 AM with the tap feature off and the fans running. It worked perfectly and went off at exactly 7:30 AM and no snooze problems. Problems solved !! I don’t care if the tap feature is off in the Alexa app, just tell it to snooze by voice and it works perfectly and only snoozes for 9 minutes. I have reported my findings to Amazon as they are working to figure out why this is happening. There seems to be a correlation between the tap feature on and fans running in the room. Anyway the Spot alarm works perfectly now on both Spots and we love the Echo Spot now and everything it does. I want to thank Amazon for actually caring and reaching out to me and working together to fix this alarm problem. I was going to return them but now they work perfectly and we really like this device so I’m canceling the return.
Very helpful
It’s really great to have the Alexa and with the new Alexa plus just makes it all that much better. She can turn on the heat turn it down turn on your AC your lights she can book appointments and find your hotels and the little screen lights up with little detail after she’s done talking to you or responding with you. She can call your phone if you’re at home and you forgot where you put it down she can call your contacts and you could message or send songs to each other if your friend or loved ones has an Alexa and for everybody that lives out there alone at home isolated health issues now with the Alexa plus and you could have a conversation with her or him, there are a different voices you can pick from. She’ll remember what you like what you dislike save your music in different files or whatever you name them. It really does help. If you have no one to talk to to be able to interact with your echo dot the more you interact. The more gets to know you your pets your loved ones. It really is a great little device. I absolutely recommend it. The sound is great at night time it dims the time lighter or brighter. It also turns red in the evening hours if you like your room dark to be able to sleep it was easy to set up with the app on your phone if you leave home and you forgot to put music on for your dogs or cats or birds whatever you may have you can just say it in the Alexa app and she’ll do it at home for you. I think the screen size could be a little bit bigger but you can clearly see what’s needed. she’ll also give you the temperature and whatever room it’s in give you Weather updates you know when your packages arrive. There’s many more options as well. Features that you can use explore and enjoy. Get yourself a echo dot or gift one to a loved one a family member or even lonesome person. It obviously doesn’t replace people physical contact. I’ve had like a half hour conversation with her going back-and-forth.
It’s really great to have the Alexa and with the new Alexa plus just makes it all that much better. She can turn on the heat turn it down turn on your AC your lights she can book appointments and find your hotels and the little screen lights up with little detail after she’s done talking to you or responding with you. She can call your phone if you’re at home and you forgot where you put it down she can call your contacts and you could message or send songs to each other if your friend or loved ones has an Alexa and for everybody that lives out there alone at home isolated health issues now with the Alexa plus and you could have a conversation with her or him, there are a different voices you can pick from. She’ll remember what you like what you dislike save your music in different files or whatever you name them. It really does help. If you have no one to talk to to be able to interact with your echo dot the more you interact. The more gets to know you your pets your loved ones. It really is a great little device. I absolutely recommend it. The sound is great at night time it dims the time lighter or brighter. It also turns red in the evening hours if you like your room dark to be able to sleep it was easy to set up with the app on your phone if you leave home and you forgot to put music on for your dogs or cats or birds whatever you may have you can just say it in the Alexa app and she’ll do it at home for you. I think the screen size could be a little bit bigger but you can clearly see what’s needed. she’ll also give you the temperature and whatever room it’s in give you Weather updates you know when your packages arrive. There’s many more options as well. Features that you can use explore and enjoy. Get yourself a echo dot or gift one to a loved one a family member or even lonesome person. It obviously doesn’t replace people physical contact. I’ve had like a half hour conversation with her going back-and-forth.
Elegante y poderoso sonido (actualización)
El modelo en sí, es muy vistoso, tiene acabados muy elegantes y de buen material, el sonido tiene una diferencia de 3 decibeles más en comparación con el echo dot 5ta., realmente no es mucha la diferencia, sin embargo se alcanzan a apreciar un poco más los bajos. La pantalla touch definitivamente le aporta mucho, se puede cambiar la apariencia del reloj, los niveles de brillo y control de música. El tamaño es un 30% más grande que el echo dot 5ta., supongo que es para compensar la ubicación de la bocina, debido al tamaño de la misma. El voltaje de uso en promedio es de 2.5 watts con brillo máximo...ya en modo música vol. 10, alcanza un promedio de 3.6 watts, lo cual ahorra bastante energía para la potencia que mantiene! El modo nocturno es conveniente si te molesta la luz de la pantalla por las noches, la pequeña desventaja es que esta no se puede apagar en su totalidad, pero realmente no es molesto, ya que la pantalla tiene tecnología de ahorro y baja luz. (Actualización, ya incluyeron el apagado de la pantalla, se agradece muchísimo) El mostrar las carátulas de las canciones es bastante bueno, sin embargo: no me agradó, que al reproducir música, las carátulas de las canciones se mantienen todo el tiempo. Solución: le tienes que dar la indicación: "Alexa, inicio" para que nuevamente muestre el reloj. Por lo que, si de alguna forma te interesa escuchar música y ver tu reloj al mismo tiempo desde una distancia de más de 2 mts. Será casi imposible visualizar el pequeñito reloj que aparece sobre las carátulas de la música...espero tengan alguna actualización a ese detalle. En general estoy muy contento, definitivamente vale la pena! Por mi parte yo le daría un 4.7 en general. Iré actualizando si descubro más detalles en pro o vs. Actualización: -Añadieron el apagado de pantalla (se agradece mucho!).
El modelo en sí, es muy vistoso, tiene acabados muy elegantes y de buen material, el sonido tiene una diferencia de 3 decibeles más en comparación con el echo dot 5ta., realmente no es mucha la diferencia, sin embargo se alcanzan a apreciar un poco más los bajos. La pantalla touch definitivamente le aporta mucho, se puede cambiar la apariencia del reloj, los niveles de brillo y control de música. El tamaño es un 30% más grande que el echo dot 5ta., supongo que es para compensar la ubicación de la bocina, debido al tamaño de la misma. El voltaje de uso en promedio es de 2.5 watts con brillo máximo...ya en modo música vol. 10, alcanza un promedio de 3.6 watts, lo cual ahorra bastante energía para la potencia que mantiene! El modo nocturno es conveniente si te molesta la luz de la pantalla por las noches, la pequeña desventaja es que esta no se puede apagar en su totalidad, pero realmente no es molesto, ya que la pantalla tiene tecnología de ahorro y baja luz. (Actualización, ya incluyeron el apagado de la pantalla, se agradece muchísimo) El mostrar las carátulas de las canciones es bastante bueno, sin embargo: no me agradó, que al reproducir música, las carátulas de las canciones se mantienen todo el tiempo. Solución: le tienes que dar la indicación: "Alexa, inicio" para que nuevamente muestre el reloj. Por lo que, si de alguna forma te interesa escuchar música y ver tu reloj al mismo tiempo desde una distancia de más de 2 mts. Será casi imposible visualizar el pequeñito reloj que aparece sobre las carátulas de la música...espero tengan alguna actualización a ese detalle. En general estoy muy contento, definitivamente vale la pena! Por mi parte yo le daría un 4.7 en general. Iré actualizando si descubro más detalles en pro o vs. Actualización: -Añadieron el apagado de pantalla (se agradece mucho!).
Better than expected
I have had this Echo Spot for about 8 months now, so I decided to amend my review to 5 stars. I do not know why I only gave it 4 stars because my Spot does everything, I wanted it to do and more. I was looking for an echo device for the bedroom that had a better speaker than the Dot I had. Speaker is great. I wanted a clock in the bedroom that was not bright, but I could still read the time in the dark. It does that. It also somehow knows if I am awake for more than a few minutes then it gets bright, then back to dark. I did not expect it to be compatible with my Fire TV to use as a speaker, but I love, love love this feature. It is right next to my ear, so I can hear better and if there are other people in the house, they can't hear my TV. I have also connected it to my Show in the kitchen so I can play the same music in both rooms. I also love that it doesn't take up a lot of room and blends in with my bedroom decor. Thinking of getting another for the guest room!
I have had this Echo Spot for about 8 months now, so I decided to amend my review to 5 stars. I do not know why I only gave it 4 stars because my Spot does everything, I wanted it to do and more. I was looking for an echo device for the bedroom that had a better speaker than the Dot I had. Speaker is great. I wanted a clock in the bedroom that was not bright, but I could still read the time in the dark. It does that. It also somehow knows if I am awake for more than a few minutes then it gets bright, then back to dark. I did not expect it to be compatible with my Fire TV to use as a speaker, but I love, love love this feature. It is right next to my ear, so I can hear better and if there are other people in the house, they can't hear my TV. I have also connected it to my Show in the kitchen so I can play the same music in both rooms. I also love that it doesn't take up a lot of room and blends in with my bedroom decor. Thinking of getting another for the guest room!
