The Echo Spot smart speaker is discounted by 44% and has Alexa integrated into it. (Image: Amazon)
If getting woken up by a shrill alarm tone from a mobile phone is your daily routine, there’s a new player in the morning game that you may want to invest in. The Echo Spot is a sleek alarm clock with Alexa, so as well as being functional for getting you out of bed, it’s an information assistant too. And the , so you can nab one for £44.99 instead of £79.99.
If you wanted to save a bit more cash, you can use the trade-in function to get a further 25% off. All this, and the deal is live on all three colourways: black, glacier white and ocean blue.
This offer is available until October 16th at 8:55am, and given the amazing range of things the can do, it’s a bargain to be snapped up. As far as alarm clocks go, it’s customisable so you can see the time, weather, song titles and more, but you can also embrace its other functionality, which lets you control smart home devices too.
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This is the second generation of the product, and comes with a display you can personalise by choosing a particular clock face or fun colours. It has no visible ads, and you can ask Alexa to play your favourite Taylor Swift song or pick a podcast you want to finish listening to.
The 2024 release doesn’t have an integrated camera, so the device won’t let you stream videos, or do video calls. But you can set up a great morning routine with Alexa to wake you up gradually with some soft music or light, and before you get out of bed you can check the weather to mentally decide what to wear for the day.
is also made from 36% recycled materials, which is a great sustainability feature. It has a 4.6 star rating average out of nearly 1,400 reviews, and one buyer was so impressed they wrote: “I don’t usually do reviews, but really pleased and impressed with the new Echo Spot for the bedroom. Really like the display and so easy to setup and select the clock options and night mode which gives dimmed orange numerals that are not too bright or distracting.”
The Echo Spot is a sleek smart alarm clock with Alexa and is on Amazon with a huge discount. (Image: Amazon)
Another person titled their review ‘I’m elated’ and then explained why, saying: “I’m a sucker for good sound and the quality coming out of it is perfect. I also like that you can adjust the bass quality, cos it could be really bassy.” Their overall impression was: “Would highly recommend”. And for someone else it has ‘solved all of their problems’ as they said: “I really love this. I bought it to replace my traditional digital alarm clock as this was difficult to read during the day, the alarm complicated to set and the radio sound poor quality. The Echo Spot has solved all my problems.”
Of course, one buyer’s perfect smart alarm clock is another’s not-so-perfect purchase. So it’s worth looking at what people pointed out they thought wasn’t five star-worthy. One person wrote: “Rather disappointed with the Alexa side of this. You really have to raise your voice to get a response.” So asking in a firm voice is something you may need to do. Someone else shared the same sentiment as part of their review saying: “l find I have to raise my voice to give instructions and change the display to the Home Screen”.
If you want to shop around though, you can look at a well-rated sunrise alarm clock – like , which costs £119. Alternatively, the has all the smart functionalities you’d want in an alarm clock, and is currently reduced from £49.99 to £39.99. But given the varied functionality of the to take advantage of before October 16th at 8:55am.