I love that tip. This is great. I am sure there might be slight limitations in kids mode. But nothing I can see really being missed. Thanks for sharing.
Amazon still doesn't have a trade-in option for the Echo Show 5 3rd Gen. It lists it when you search but in the search results it's not there so you can't trade that in yet.
The biggest problem with the Echo spot is that once you play music or radio, you lose all of the (Day, Date, Temp) information and you cant see any of that any more until you stop playing music. so it's useless as a Radio alarm clock, if you want the screen to show you all the information you need.
I really think the form factor of bedroom alarm clocks is one that should be a key target audience for smart speaker makers, I know it’s the location in my house that I use my voice assistant the most Setting off morning routines & using nighttime ones to closedown etc
I only keep my echo show 8 to watch CZcams on in the kitchen. The longer I have the devices, the less use I have for them outside of turning on lights.
Got mine, love it. Only thing I do want is an on/off light switch for whatever room it's in by swiping left or right. If Amazon adds that it's perfect to me
My first one had a faulty alarm so I had to send it back. The replacement works great and the sound is much better than the older dots. She seems to listen a little better on the new spot. Perfect bedroom clock.
I went and ordered of these after watching your video. First off, I didn't even know this was OUT - so the mere existence of the thing was news to me. Second, I thought about my Show 5, and all I used it for was timers, alarms, and weather. That's it. Nothing that needed the Show 5 screen for, so I moved to this. Like you, I liked seeing my weather the way this displays it, so it works well for me. Went the same route with the pricing - I traded in my Show 5 for this, plus the 20% discount and all that, came in with tax around $17. Quite happy with this. Would I buy this full price? No - I mean Amazon has so many sales thru the year, it's best to wait for Prime Day or Black Friday or something like that to buy Amazon gear like this. Although if Amazon ever tries to put Alexa basic functionality (alarms, timer, weather) behind a paywall, I'll ditch them in a heartbeat and go Apple.
Well I just dropped the dime on one after watching this. I’ve been in the market to replace my old 1990’s alarm clock, and was looking at the clock Dot… thanks for the video.
Did the exact same trade. Completely agree about the treble leaning sound, hurt my ears and had to change the settings immediately. Unfortunately it didn't work for me where I wanted to put it because like you said, the clock is small so keeping my dot with clock there but using it on my desk now! Thanks for the video!
I love the new Echo spot. I can set it on top of my entertainment center and see the clock and and set timers if I need to. I actually saw it on sale and bought it before I watched your video about it. One of our Echo dots stopped working and I was going to buy another one of those and then when I saw the special price on the Echo spot I said oh that's even better. I haven't found anything about it so far that I don't like.
Just got mine too! I had the first echo spot which was way smaller and they discontinued it and i was sad. Now they finally have a new Spot. Picked mine up for 30 bucks with a gift code and the prime day :D
Bummer the new Echo Spots don't show Ring Doorbell cameras & Prime / Freeve videos like my old Echo Spots? Nor show personal videos like the old version.
Just got mine and one annoying bug i found is the notification does not dissappear after the announcement!! Ive checked all the settings hoping for a solution but there is none ... The only way to get rid of the notification is to ask alexa whats the weather like ...
The great thing about Amazon home products is that they have some niche items like this and the flex to use as a plug in clock yet Apple is so far behind. WE NEED A HOMEPOD WITH A SCREEN PLEASE.
I don’t think the audio quality is too bad for the price, you can also group/pair them but if music is your primary use I’d actually just jump up to a Sonos. I too am frustrated with the ads on echo shows that you can no longer opt out of
I just used the trade in program to trade in one of my Echo Show 5s for the new Echo Spot, all for the same exact reasons you did. So far so good (only been using it for a few hours), but I did notice it does notifications - something I also hated on the Echo Show. As far as I know there isn't a way to disable notification. Basically the notification will partially block the screen with a bell icon, in this case the bottom row with date and temperature, until you acknowledge or dismiss it. I wish there was a way to disable notifications.
I am in Spain and I do not have the commercials problem you define. I have such option turned off and it seems to work. I have had my two Echo Dots 5 gen since 2 years and Show 5 gen since last year and for me they function as expected. The Echo Show display, however...is notoriously slow to respond. I was curious about the Echo Spot, but I have no need for it at the moment. Thank you for the video...they are always interesting!
Thanks Craig. It looks like a good addition in the Amazon ecosystem, but its simple design would be more appropriate at $29.99. Looking forward to the next video.
It would have been nice to bring up door bell/cam footage, as I think this is a great little device to have sat under my Monitor to use as a background radio when sat working. Its regular price is higher than we are used to but we should expect that as Amazon has not been making money in the past, and I would never use an echo device to purchase anything so no revenue for Jeff there either. Plus a few bucks extra to avoid the Ads is worth it.
Amazon said they are coming up with a more useful conversation type AI. That is what I hope for. Been waiting a year now. Any ideas on Amazon and future AI? I heard this August may be the date. Your thoughts?
My last Echo Spot screen started flickering after two years. A well documented issue which had Amazon completely ignore. I wonder if this 2nd generation will experience the same.
I would not expect it on the new one. It hasn't been an issues with their echo shows. I don't think they would go backwards to older spot screen tech. Thanks for watching.
Hello Craig, thanks for the update. Can you pls do us a favor to reach out to the Alexa developers to accommodate these additional features? Since they watch and listen to you, perhaps you can say on your next review about these. You know if we have multiple lights in different rooms, we can simply associate that light to a bedroom group so that we can simply say lights on or off instead of light 1, light 2, etc. This is done by changing the light switch or plug type to light or switch/bulb. However, if all rooms have their own ceiling fan and lamp shade, you will have to say each label like fan 1, fan 2, lamp 1, lamp 2, etc. This is tedious and sometimes you even forgot to remember the names. If you use the routine to say ‘fan off’ to turn off the fan in a particular room, you can cannot repeat this phrase again to another room. Perhaps if they can add types as Fan and Lampshade to the existing Light and Switch, this will work just like the light. We can simply say Fan off or Lamp off if you associate these in bedroom group. One last thing, on the echo dot 5th gen with temp sensor, it’s good to see all of them in one screen showing the current temperature in each room. I have 5 of them on different rooms. Thank you and hope you can help us with these requests.
I'm just in the process of dumping all of my Echo devices, the ads have got so intrusive and she's stopped listening and comes up with stupid responses!
Curious how this behaves with Amazon+ kids. I'd love to replace my kids pop with this. The pop is kinda lacking in performance. Ill have to check if its eero built in capable.
just a fyi for show s, you can say, "Alexa, turn off screen". The command can be put into a routine as a typed voice command. Say to play sleep sounds skill "brown noise" and "turn off screen" (in that order, with a 15 second "wait" between, because sleep sounds skill takes 10 seconds or so, otherwise screen goes back on.) when you say "Alexa sleep" or "goodnight".
I only used my Echo Show as a clock and quick weather check in the bedroom. Never used for watching anything or with the camera, so I'm trading the Show for the Spot... It just came, now I'll go set it up!
Craig was wondering what you thought about Alexa and the new AI feature that is rumored to be a paid subscription service? Do you have any information when it's coming out?
No Temperature Sensor in new SPOT like the older DOT. That's a game changer for us, since we use temperature sensing to run some actions. Sound is not better enough to switch from DOT to SPOT , Waste of money to change. Note- it's 117F here, and it still just shows a Sun, No flames? Reply
I love how this is a passively designed product. You notice it when you need to and you can easily ignore it when you don't need it. For their other devices, Amazon needs to accept that passive experiences are what people desire, and showing sponsored/suggested content disrupts that experience entirely. Overall, a larger discussion about how the Alexa ecosystem operates is needed to identify alternative solutions about monetizing the platform.
I finally got mine but there is some things I don't like. Weather is only available on 2 clockfaces. If I want to use the purple clock color I don't get the temperature and weather on the clock face. Speakers sound distorted especially when you use the equalizer.
I've turned off all of the Home Screen content on my smaller Show and as soon as something new comes along I turn that off too, so I get the clock all of the time
The things you turned off are amazon screens cards. I would not call those ads you can't turn off. If it says "sponsored" in the corner like my examples, it can't be turned off
This is exactly what I need from my Echo!!! I want to see the time. I want to see the Weather. I want to be able to ask it questions. So, it has a crappy speaker. Link it up to a Bluetooth one. Problem solved. The original price is way to much. It's Echo 5 prices for the Spot. I think I might actually purchase one the way you did. I have an old Echo that should get me a discount.
I purchased and am returning. I have a sleep routine when plays the large clock disappears and cannot see it. Unless is a setting I am unaware of is being returned.
In Australia these sell for a huge $149.00 on Prime Day. Way to expensive & we still only get 2nd Gen Echo 8 at $99.00 Prime Day normally $229.00. It's advertised as the latest version but we all know America has had the 3rd Gen for well over a year. Love your channel. Cheers Steve
In the Alexa App, you can enable Night Mode which enables a very dark clock on the screen. It’s not entirely dark, but I could barely even notice it even in a completely dark bedroom.
Ideal for bedroom or desktop and thats about it really. Personally, I would of designed the Echo Spot to have a small strip of LED lighting around the edging to have themed colours to compliment the colours of the display clock with fading - very much based on a Lumie alarm clock. I'd be very hardpressed to exchange my Echo Dot and...yes, you've guessed it, my Lumie clock for the Echo Spot. Sadly, another Amazon smart device product destined for the secondhand electronic stores for a mere $20-$30 mark within 1 or 2 years.
Change her Action/Alert/Wake voice to ECHO from Alexa. Makes owning several Spots or Dots easier. Little Spot doesn't respond to the same voice commands as the Dot. Won't dim, brighten, or turn off display. Won't raise or lower volume, Alexa/Echo says the software hasn't been updated to respond to these commands. Hope they will soon.
This would have been the perfect device for me if I could monitor my doorbell. Like you, I utterly despise the ads on my current show unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do about it.
Just found a pretty glaring issue, well glaring for me anyway. On this new Echo Spot any routine that involves having to read out your calendar entries will cause that routine to end regardless of whether there are any subsequent actions in the routine. I have two routines that I rely upon that read my calendar as part of their actions, a morning routine that tells me of any appointments I have that day, and an end of day one that tells me about my appointments I may have the following day. Both routines contain other actions such as powering on and off my various smart home products. None of those actions happen though if they come after the calendar action. Changing the routine so that it runs from one of my other echo devices (I have several various models scattered around my house) all result in the routine running as intended, it’s just this new Spot that seems to have this problem. Grateful if anyone could report back on whether they also have found this issue. I have just gotten done speaking with Amazon device support and after talking me through some very basic troubleshooting steps, none of which made a bit of difference, they are sending a replacement unit. I doubt though that this issue is unique to my particular device, and likely a bug in the this new models firmware.
Thanks for the video ;) Just one question (dumb maybe) : do the New Echo Sport needs a wifi connection to have the alarm feature workin ? I turn off my internet connection during the night. Thx and keep it up you great job ;)
Can I remotely add alarm clock remotely with the amazon alexa app???? i tossed all my echo show in the trash can because of the annoying ads. i upgraded it to the google nest hub and found out my child was watching youtube videos in his bedroom middle of the night AND the apps could not be removed. so now im back to the amazon echo spot again.
I’m waiting form the video to see how far you can throw one OR if you can smash one against a wall. It’s very likely that ads will show up. If they can show the album cover like you showed they can show ads too.
Hey Craig, the new echo spot could be a good addition to add in spaces where I have no clock. So yes, this device can be a good addition to my Smart home in certain rooms.
Hey William, I hope you are doing well and having a good start to your summer. I would definitely buy this over dots now for each room. Clocks are a must have still. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.
Thanks, I use my echo for a whole routine, to go to bed and get up with, I love it. It plays sounds at night to block the highway sounds with, the full size echo 4 has better sound? I'm going to have to check that out. Thanks for all the info
Does this 2024 Spot have ultrasound motion detection, or not? Except for Craig’s video, everything else I’ve seen says that it DOES NOT have ultrasound motion detection built-in.
Thanks for this vid Craig. Just ordered the blue one as well; you mentioned 3 things that fits my echo spot usage: casual listening, clock and temperature. Also, asking Alexa for basic stuff.
I'd prefer it if Amazon devoted more time to updating the software of their echos instead of trying to reinvent the wheel. I'm sick and tired of my devices suddenly and for no reason, refusing to sync my music or in one case going deaf and ignoring my voice commands. I've had enough of rebooting the errant device, then the associated eero then my whole WiFi system just to find that that speaker now works but the one in the next room doesn't. And you are right Craig, my photo frame shows around 2-3 pictures then reverts to adverts no matter what I do. If it wasn't for the doorbell camera I'd sell the Show 8.
Thanks for the review, you just made me purchase this and replace the echo 5 in the bathroom which I hate (got it free at Best buy) bc it shows tons of adds including adding my personal pics and will receive a credit but I’m not interested in. I just want it to show the time when I’m in the restroom and have it connected with my washing machine so it announces when the laundry is done. F***ing echo 5 always throws me under the bus when I’m trying to hide my purchases 😖🙃 bc it shows what I ordered and I don’t want my hb to find out 😂
@@CraigsTechTalk The white one comes with a white cord. It looks like the blue comes with black. At least the black comes with black and not white. First day of use and I really like it. I wish it had a temp sensor and when you stop playing what your listening too it take quite a while before changing back to the main clock screen. Hopefully this will be fixed with a software update.
If I start a timer in the Kitchen Echo Spot and then go in the living room while my meal is cooking, does it show the timer in the living room Echo Spot too?
I don't know if the is true or internet lore, but I had read that if you change the language to English (Canada) it eliminates or reduces the ads. I don't own a Show so I can't confirm.
Thanks Craig...I've been wanting to replace my Echo Show 5 for a while. I don't really mind the ads...it's the irritating screen refresh between the ads (fading to and from black every 20 seconds or so) that drives me crazy. I can't have it in my field of vision or it will constantly distract me. It's great to have on my nightstand when the room is dark and it only shows the time, but otherwise it's an annoyance. Looks like the Spot might be a great answer. Does anyone know if getting an Echo Show for Kids would be another way to have only time and date displayed without the screen refresh?
I just bought this one in blue as I wish this came out earlier as I bought the show 5 3rd edition back in May for my alarm clock as it's a pain just to show the clock as I just wanted the thing to just show me time and weather and turn off my lights and nothing else. I had the very first echo spot the round one but it died and that's when I went to the Show 5 as I had the first and second and now the third and I agree what is with all the ads as I buy enough garbage :) I also have the Show 8 second edition and they don't sell the 3rd in Canada yet and so far I don't see to many ads on it and I use this one next to my PC which is fine for now. I also have so many Google devices but she GETS on my nerves as I would Say HEY GOOGLE tune off bedroom lights as she will do it but then name every light .. JUST SAY OK :)
Rant: -I'm TIRED OF THE ADS (on my Show 5) -I can not Glace at the time across the room - I don't watch content on my Show 5 - I really don't even touch the tbing!! - I want a Smartxlock..... - I like the Amazon ecosystem, I don't want ADS!!
2:10 - Regarding the black power cord. I bought a blue one. It came with a black cord. They are not matching the color of the device. Thought you'd want to know.
THIS IS ALL I EVER WANTED OUT OF MY ECHO! I was just trashing the echo shows today on some forums. I had no idea about this new device. Thank you so much for the video
I am ditching my Shows because of the incessant ads and the inability to fully control what shows on them. This new device is just right for around the house and is an upgrade for my kids rooms with the addition of the clock display.
Love your videos Craig! I’m currently using an echo dot 4th generation with clock as a bedroom clock, I use it for music occasionally, would it be worth replacing with the new spot?
What the heck, Amazon is going backward on their device design i got the original Echo Spot and it looks so much better because it has a full screen for it to be used as a clock the thing it was built for , this new one is TERRIBLE.
That's the first thing that struck me when I saw the new one. I don't have my old Spot in front of me, because I traded it in, but the new one's screen looks overall smaller.
I am a prime member and have a prime business card I own a 2nd Gen Nest Hub it shows photos I have the alarm set and can watch YT videos as well as YT TV. Additionally there's no camera so I was wondering is there a similar Echo device ?
One thing I wish we could do with the screen is change the alarm time, kinda silly that you have to talk to it for that. Not very practical if you have partner sleeping next to you.
I have 8 or 9 Echos around my house and they're great for turning the lights on, but not much else. Their value in my mind has actually declined since I bought them.
If you set a timer, does it show the timer instead of the time while it's counting down? That's the only reason I still keep my echo show is to actually see how much time is left rather than keeping having to ask it.
Craig, this looks awesome but I have a question. I've been paying for Amazon Music and when I want it to play a song on one of my Echos, it doesn't play the song. It plays a station based on the son and every 2 or 3 songs I get commercials. I pay too much money for me to have to get commercials! And this doesn't happen when I play my Bluetooth in my car.
I'm REALLY disappointed in my prime day echo dot 5th gen purchase. I wish I had purchased this spot , but its not worth the 79.99. My 5th gen doesn’t hear the wake word half the time, the routines using the motion sensors aren't working, they discontinued the clock (not a big deal but it was advertised with the clock), and I keep discovering new glitches. The Amazon tech are clueless. I used to use an echo dot 3 a couple of years ago without any issues. I also noticed that Amazon is now charging for many of the games and skills that used to be free. I decided to start using alexa again for my disabilities. If I can't get Amazon to fix these glitches, I might just use my old gen 3 until the spot or something better goes on sale.
I wish that they didn’t sacrifice to Sound just to put a screen. The dock was great for just music in a small room but if the speaker has gotten will be there then it’s not worth it.
I really wish the Echos would natively support CZcams Music like it does for Spotify
It does, already.
CZcams music is garbage as they should be
@@nottthaticarehow bro?
I don’t think this would happen since both companies have competing media services and devices.
@@hieu.2024 you just need to configure it in the alexa app, which in itself, is a garbage
Turn on Kid's mode to get rid of ads on Echo Show.
Nice tip.
I love that tip. This is great. I am sure there might be slight limitations in kids mode. But nothing I can see really being missed. Thanks for sharing.
🔴 NEW Echo Spot - geni.us/newechospot - The New Echo Spot 2024 is out and available on sale through Prime Days.
Amazon still doesn't have a trade-in option for the Echo Show 5 3rd Gen. It lists it when you search but in the search results it's not there so you can't trade that in yet.
The biggest problem with the Echo spot is that once you play music or radio, you lose all of the (Day, Date, Temp) information and you cant see any of that any more until you stop playing music. so it's useless as a Radio alarm clock, if you want the screen to show you all the information you need.
I really think the form factor of bedroom alarm clocks is one that should be a key target audience for smart speaker makers, I know it’s the location in my house that I use my voice assistant the most
Setting off morning routines & using nighttime ones to closedown etc
I only keep my echo show 8 to watch CZcams on in the kitchen. The longer I have the devices, the less use I have for them outside of turning on lights.
I can understand the less use
Got mine, love it. Only thing I do want is an on/off light switch for whatever room it's in by swiping left or right. If Amazon adds that it's perfect to me
That would be a nice addition. I like that idea. That could be a nice swipe over option.
My first one had a faulty alarm so I had to send it back. The replacement works great and the sound is much better than the older dots. She seems to listen a little better on the new spot. Perfect bedroom clock.
I'm still using my original Echo Spot no issues at all and I can check my security cameras from bed - they should bring this version back
Totally agree.
You didn’t get the screen flicker issue? I have the original, it’s much better than this one, but it has an annoying screen flicker.
@@speedbird737 I have the screen flickering but I kinda like it. Makes it look retro in a way.
So, if you don't mind weather in Celsius, if you set Echo Shows to Canadian English, the unsolicited ads disappear...
I went and ordered of these after watching your video. First off, I didn't even know this was OUT - so the mere existence of the thing was news to me.
Second, I thought about my Show 5, and all I used it for was timers, alarms, and weather. That's it. Nothing that needed the Show 5 screen for, so I moved to this. Like you, I liked seeing my weather the way this displays it, so it works well for me.
Went the same route with the pricing - I traded in my Show 5 for this, plus the 20% discount and all that, came in with tax around $17. Quite happy with this.
Would I buy this full price? No - I mean Amazon has so many sales thru the year, it's best to wait for Prime Day or Black Friday or something like that to buy Amazon gear like this.
Although if Amazon ever tries to put Alexa basic functionality (alarms, timer, weather) behind a paywall, I'll ditch them in a heartbeat and go Apple.
Well I just dropped the dime on one after watching this. I’ve been in the market to replace my old 1990’s alarm clock, and was looking at the clock Dot… thanks for the video.
Did the exact same trade. Completely agree about the treble leaning sound, hurt my ears and had to change the settings immediately. Unfortunately it didn't work for me where I wanted to put it because like you said, the clock is small so keeping my dot with clock there but using it on my desk now!
Thanks for the video!
Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad to hear the trade in program was useful for you.
I love the new Echo spot. I can set it on top of my entertainment center and see the clock and and set timers if I need to. I actually saw it on sale and bought it before I watched your video about it. One of our Echo dots stopped working and I was going to buy another one of those and then when I saw the special price on the Echo spot I said oh that's even better. I haven't found anything about it so far that I don't like.
No way! I still have my original Echo Spot. It's my favorite Echo.
The spot was always a cute little echo
so did I, until one day it just bricked itsself...smh
Does the Spot have a temperature sensor? How is the display at night, when the room is dark does it dim or turn off so it doesn't light up the room?
No temp sensor screen clock goes red and as dim as it can and yes it's automatic
Just got mine too! I had the first echo spot which was way smaller and they discontinued it and i was sad. Now they finally have a new Spot. Picked mine up for 30 bucks with a gift code and the prime day :D
Very cool. Enjoy your new spot
Bummer the new Echo Spots don't show Ring Doorbell cameras & Prime / Freeve videos like my old Echo Spots? Nor show personal videos like the old version.
It also supports Alexa Captions for the "hard of hearing" under Settings-> Accessibility
Thank you for sharing this. I am sorry I did not cover that. Thank you also for being a channel member. 🙏 I really appreciate your support
Just got mine and one annoying bug i found is the notification does not dissappear after the announcement!! Ive checked all the settings hoping for a solution but there is none ... The only way to get rid of the notification is to ask alexa whats the weather like ...
The great thing about Amazon home products is that they have some niche items like this and the flex to use as a plug in clock yet Apple is so far behind. WE NEED A HOMEPOD WITH A SCREEN PLEASE.
Imagine the original Echo Spot screen merged with a HomePod.
My niece wanted one of these for her birthday so I just picked her up one today lol now I’m thinking about getting one for myself🙈😂
I don’t think the audio quality is too bad for the price, you can also group/pair them but if music is your primary use I’d actually just jump up to a Sonos. I too am frustrated with the ads on echo shows that you can no longer opt out of
I just used the trade in program to trade in one of my Echo Show 5s for the new Echo Spot, all for the same exact reasons you did. So far so good (only been using it for a few hours), but I did notice it does notifications - something I also hated on the Echo Show. As far as I know there isn't a way to disable notification. Basically the notification will partially block the screen with a bell icon, in this case the bottom row with date and temperature, until you acknowledge or dismiss it. I wish there was a way to disable notifications.
I am in Spain and I do not have the commercials problem you define. I have such option turned off and it seems to work. I have had my two Echo Dots 5 gen since 2 years and Show 5 gen since last year and for me they function as expected. The Echo Show display, however...is notoriously slow to respond. I was curious about the Echo Spot, but I have no need for it at the moment. Thank you for the video...they are always interesting!
Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it. They are not doing ads in Spain yet. It is Canada and the US as of now. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Craig. It looks like a good addition in the Amazon ecosystem, but its simple design would be more appropriate at $29.99. Looking forward to the next video.
Thank you. I appreciate you watching the video. I can see $29.99 on sale with a $59.99 price tag.
In Australia it sells for $149, its outrageous 😢😢😂😢😢
@@khg675bt WOW!!! Outragious is an understatement.
It would have been nice to bring up door bell/cam footage, as I think this is a great little device to have sat under my Monitor to use as a background radio when sat working. Its regular price is higher than we are used to but we should expect that as Amazon has not been making money in the past, and I would never use an echo device to purchase anything so no revenue for Jeff there either. Plus a few bucks extra to avoid the Ads is worth it.
Amazon said they are coming up with a more useful conversation type AI. That is what I hope for. Been waiting a year now. Any ideas on Amazon and future AI? I heard this August may be the date. Your thoughts?
My last Echo Spot screen started flickering after two years. A well documented issue which had Amazon completely ignore. I wonder if this 2nd generation will experience the same.
I would not expect it on the new one. It hasn't been an issues with their echo shows. I don't think they would go backwards to older spot screen tech. Thanks for watching.
Hello Craig, thanks for the update. Can you pls do us a favor to reach out to the Alexa developers to accommodate these additional features? Since they watch and listen to you, perhaps you can say on your next review about these. You know if we have multiple lights in different rooms, we can simply associate that light to a bedroom group so that we can simply say lights on or off instead of light 1, light 2, etc. This is done by changing the light switch or plug type to light or switch/bulb. However, if all rooms have their own ceiling fan and lamp shade, you will have to say each label like fan 1, fan 2, lamp 1, lamp 2, etc. This is tedious and sometimes you even forgot to remember the names. If you use the routine to say ‘fan off’ to turn off the fan in a particular room, you can cannot repeat this phrase again to another room. Perhaps if they can add types as Fan and Lampshade to the existing Light and Switch, this will work just like the light. We can simply say Fan off or Lamp off if you associate these in bedroom group. One last thing, on the echo dot 5th gen with temp sensor, it’s good to see all of them in one screen showing the current temperature in each room. I have 5 of them on different rooms. Thank you and hope you can help us with these requests.
I'm just in the process of dumping all of my Echo devices, the ads have got so intrusive and she's stopped listening and comes up with stupid responses!
Curious how this behaves with Amazon+ kids. I'd love to replace my kids pop with this. The pop is kinda lacking in performance. Ill have to check if its eero built in capable.
Nice presentation. Would be good to see what night mode looks like. In my case I can’t sleep with any light on in the room. Red light is usually okay.
just a fyi for show s, you can say, "Alexa, turn off screen". The command can be put into a routine as a typed voice command. Say to play sleep sounds skill "brown noise" and "turn off screen" (in that order, with a 15 second "wait" between, because sleep sounds skill takes 10 seconds or so, otherwise screen goes back on.) when you say "Alexa sleep" or "goodnight".
I only used my Echo Show as a clock and quick weather check in the bedroom. Never used for watching anything or with the camera, so I'm trading the Show for the Spot... It just came, now I'll go set it up!
Hope you enjoy it.
Craig was wondering what you thought about Alexa and the new AI feature that is rumored to be a paid subscription service? Do you have any information when it's coming out?
I bought a echo show and the minute it bumped into something it never worked anymore
Here in Spain the price is far too much at 95€ (Euros) which is roughly $104 US...and the Amazon comments are not impressive.
I’ve been hanging onto my original echo spot from like 2017 and am now SOOO excited to update to this one #nocamera #noscreenglitch
No Temperature Sensor in new SPOT like the older DOT. That's a game changer for us, since we use temperature sensing to run some actions. Sound is not better enough to switch from DOT to SPOT , Waste of money to change. Note- it's 117F here, and it still just shows a Sun, No flames?
Reply
I love how this is a passively designed product. You notice it when you need to and you can easily ignore it when you don't need it.
For their other devices, Amazon needs to accept that passive experiences are what people desire, and showing sponsored/suggested content disrupts that experience entirely.
Overall, a larger discussion about how the Alexa ecosystem operates is needed to identify alternative solutions about monetizing the platform.
I finally got mine but there is some things I don't like.
Weather is only available on 2 clockfaces. If I want to use the purple clock color I don't get the temperature and weather on the clock face.
Speakers sound distorted especially when you use the equalizer.
Will this screen eventually get jittery, like EVERY SINGLE ECHO I’ve had before?
I received mine yesterday its great and so easy to use worth £44
I bought one and found the spot I bought does not support Amazon music or drop in like the echo dot does.
I've turned off all of the Home Screen content on my smaller Show and as soon as something new comes along I turn that off too, so I get the clock all of the time
I did the same thing with my Show 5, and I have it turning on the lights in the morning and off in the evening. I don't have to deal with ads.
The things you turned off are amazon screens cards. I would not call those ads you can't turn off. If it says "sponsored" in the corner like my examples, it can't be turned off
I just want to know if it has a Temperature Sensor like the echo dot with clock gen 5
No, it does not have a Temp Sensor.
I just bought it and was dissapointed. I miss my circular echo that had full screen
This is exactly what I need from my Echo!!! I want to see the time. I want to see the Weather. I want to be able to ask it questions. So, it has a crappy speaker. Link it up to a Bluetooth one. Problem solved. The original price is way to much. It's Echo 5 prices for the Spot. I think I might actually purchase one the way you did. I have an old Echo that should get me a discount.
If it’s just used for a clock then why not just get a Dot with clock
I have those and now they don’t sell them. This would be the replacement
I purchased and am returning. I have a sleep routine when plays the large clock disappears and cannot see it. Unless is a setting I am unaware of is being returned.
In Australia these sell for a huge $149.00 on Prime Day. Way to expensive & we still only get 2nd Gen Echo 8 at $99.00 Prime Day normally $229.00. It's advertised as the latest version but we all know America has had the 3rd Gen for well over a year. Love your channel.
Cheers Steve
It’s 44 dollars with prime membership today in USA
I noticed Amazon have stopped allowing trade-in’s against this the day before Primeday started. 🙁 Well they did in the UK 🇬🇧
How do I turn off the display? I like complete darkness at night but asking Alexa to turn off screen doesn’t seem to work?
In the Alexa App, you can enable Night Mode which enables a very dark clock on the screen. It’s not entirely dark, but I could barely even notice it even in a completely dark bedroom.
Ideal for bedroom or desktop and thats about it really. Personally, I would of designed the Echo Spot to have a small strip of LED lighting around the edging to have themed colours to compliment the colours of the display clock with fading - very much based on a Lumie alarm clock. I'd be very hardpressed to exchange my Echo Dot and...yes, you've guessed it, my Lumie clock for the Echo Spot.
Sadly, another Amazon smart device product destined for the secondhand electronic stores for a mere $20-$30 mark within 1 or 2 years.
Change her Action/Alert/Wake voice to ECHO from Alexa. Makes owning several Spots or Dots easier.
Little Spot doesn't respond to the same voice commands as the Dot.
Won't dim, brighten, or turn off display. Won't raise or lower volume,
Alexa/Echo says the software hasn't been updated to respond to these commands. Hope they will soon.
This would have been the perfect device for me if I could monitor my doorbell. Like you, I utterly despise the ads on my current show unfortunately, there’s nothing I can do about it.
Just found a pretty glaring issue, well glaring for me anyway. On this new Echo Spot any routine that involves having to read out your calendar entries will cause that routine to end regardless of whether there are any subsequent actions in the routine. I have two routines that I rely upon that read my calendar as part of their actions, a morning routine that tells me of any appointments I have that day, and an end of day one that tells me about my appointments I may have the following day. Both routines contain other actions such as powering on and off my various smart home products. None of those actions happen though if they come after the calendar action. Changing the routine so that it runs from one of my other echo devices (I have several various models scattered around my house) all result in the routine running as intended, it’s just this new Spot that seems to have this problem.
Grateful if anyone could report back on whether they also have found this issue. I have just gotten done speaking with Amazon device support and after talking me through some very basic troubleshooting steps, none of which made a bit of difference, they are sending a replacement unit. I doubt though that this issue is unique to my particular device, and likely a bug in the this new models firmware.
Thanks for the video ;)
Just one question (dumb maybe) : do the New Echo Sport needs a wifi connection to have the alarm feature workin ? I turn off my internet connection during the night.
Thx and keep it up you great job ;)
What does it kook like in night mode?
Can I remotely add alarm clock remotely with the amazon alexa app???? i tossed all my echo show in the trash can because of the annoying ads. i upgraded it to the google nest hub and found out my child was watching youtube videos in his bedroom middle of the night AND the apps could not be removed. so now im back to the amazon echo spot again.
I’m waiting form the video to see how far you can throw one OR if you can smash one against a wall. It’s very likely that ads will show up. If they can show the album cover like you showed they can show ads too.
Hey Craig, the new echo spot could be a good addition to add in spaces where I have no clock. So yes, this device can be a good addition to my Smart home in certain rooms.
Hey William, I hope you are doing well and having a good start to your summer. I would definitely buy this over dots now for each room. Clocks are a must have still. Thanks for watching. Have a great day.
I've read that when the Spot is playing music, it's not showing the clock. Can anyone confirm that? If so, that's a negative.
Thanks, I use my echo for a whole routine, to go to bed and get up with, I love it. It plays sounds at night to block the highway sounds with, the full size echo 4 has better sound? I'm going to have to check that out. Thanks for all the info
Does this 2024 Spot have ultrasound motion detection, or not? Except for Craig’s video, everything else I’ve seen says that it DOES NOT have ultrasound motion detection built-in.
Thanks for this vid Craig. Just ordered the blue one as well; you mentioned 3 things that fits my echo spot usage: casual listening, clock and temperature. Also, asking Alexa for basic stuff.
Very cool. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for watching.
No ads lately on my echo 5 show. Knock on wood. But you say it’s coming. Yuk. I rarely look at the screen.
I really hope you don't get them. It was all the "sponsored" deals that got me. Everything else you can turn off. Thanks for watching.
I got one right away for the clock by my bed.
I bought the white one and received it yesterday. I ha $5 credit that I used on it. I like it so far.
I'd prefer it if Amazon devoted more time to updating the software of their echos instead of trying to reinvent the wheel. I'm sick and tired of my devices suddenly and for no reason, refusing to sync my music or in one case going deaf and ignoring my voice commands. I've had enough of rebooting the errant device, then the associated eero then my whole WiFi system just to find that that speaker now works but the one in the next room doesn't.
And you are right Craig, my photo frame shows around 2-3 pictures then reverts to adverts no matter what I do. If it wasn't for the doorbell camera I'd sell the Show 8.
Thanks for the review, you just made me purchase this and replace the echo 5 in the bathroom which I hate (got it free at Best buy) bc it shows tons of adds including adding my personal pics and will receive a credit but I’m not interested in. I just want it to show the time when I’m in the restroom and have it connected with my washing machine so it announces when the laundry is done. F***ing echo 5 always throws me under the bus when I’m trying to hide my purchases 😖🙃 bc it shows what I ordered and I don’t want my hb to find out 😂
Finally, matching power cord.
Yes, I agree. I am curious what the white one comes with. Amazon did match them in the past. Its surprising they would go back.
@@CraigsTechTalk I can let you know on Monday. I have one arriving.
@@CraigsTechTalk The white one comes with a white cord. It looks like the blue comes with black. At least the black comes with black and not white. First day of use and I really like it. I wish it had a temp sensor and when you stop playing what your listening too it take quite a while before changing back to the main clock screen. Hopefully this will be fixed with a software update.
Does it work as a mesh satellite with eero?
Does it have temperature sensor?
Nope x2
If I start a timer in the Kitchen Echo Spot and then go in the living room while my meal is cooking, does it show the timer in the living room Echo Spot too?
Interesting product but I’d be way to wary of Amazon adding ads some way in the future on this too
I don't know if the is true or internet lore, but I had read that if you change the language to English (Canada) it eliminates or reduces the ads. I don't own a Show so I can't confirm.
I think it is true, but I thought you give up some American features. I don’t know the details. Thanks for watching.
Thanks Craig...I've been wanting to replace my Echo Show 5 for a while. I don't really mind the ads...it's the irritating screen refresh between the ads (fading to and from black every 20 seconds or so) that drives me crazy. I can't have it in my field of vision or it will constantly distract me. It's great to have on my nightstand when the room is dark and it only shows the time, but otherwise it's an annoyance. Looks like the Spot might be a great answer. Does anyone know if getting an Echo Show for Kids would be another way to have only time and date displayed without the screen refresh?
I just bought this one in blue as I wish this came out earlier as I bought the show 5 3rd edition back in May for my alarm clock as it's a pain just to show the clock as I just wanted the thing to just show me time and weather and turn off my lights and nothing else. I had the very first echo spot the round one but it died and that's when I went to the Show 5 as I had the first and second and now the third and I agree what is with all the ads as I buy enough garbage :) I also have the Show 8 second edition and they don't sell the 3rd in Canada yet and so far I don't see to many ads on it and I use this one next to my PC which is fine for now. I also have so many Google devices but she GETS on my nerves as I would Say HEY GOOGLE tune off bedroom lights as she will do it but then name every light .. JUST SAY OK :)
Does the Echo spot work with Amazon smart plugs?
Rant:
-I'm TIRED OF THE ADS (on my Show 5)
-I can not Glace at the time across the room
- I don't watch content on my Show 5
- I really don't even touch the tbing!!
- I want a Smartxlock.....
- I like the Amazon ecosystem, I don't want ADS!!
I switched language to Canadian English and that got rid of the ads for me
2:10 - Regarding the black power cord. I bought a blue one. It came with a black cord. They are not matching the color of the device. Thought you'd want to know.
Thank you Joe. I appreciate the information. Thanks for watching and have a great day.
If my Echo Dot with Clock stops working I’ll probably replace it with this. It’s simple and it works.
I agree.
Got this on sale down from $99.99 CA to $64.99
Did i understand it right: The Spot sounds better then the Pop?
Yes.
Yes. THAnks for watching.
You can be sure it will be no time until some form of advertising will appear on them.
THIS IS ALL I EVER WANTED OUT OF MY ECHO! I was just trashing the echo shows today on some forums. I had no idea about this new device. Thank you so much for the video
Thank you for watching. I was just trashing the echos too 🤣 I still have no problems with the Echo Spot.
I am ditching my Shows because of the incessant ads and the inability to fully control what shows on them. This new device is just right for around the house and is an upgrade for my kids rooms with the addition of the clock display.
Try setting your language to canadian english, that got ridnof the ads for me
Love your videos Craig! I’m currently using an echo dot 4th generation with clock as a bedroom clock, I use it for music occasionally, would it be worth replacing with the new spot?
What the heck, Amazon is going backward on their device design i got the original Echo Spot and it looks so much better because it has a full screen for it to be used as a clock the thing it was built for , this new one is TERRIBLE.
That's the first thing that struck me when I saw the new one. I don't have my old Spot in front of me, because I traded it in, but the new one's screen looks overall smaller.
Yeah, I’ve got the old one and has much better functionality with a bigger screen. And don’t forget the 3•5 mm jack to hook up to a stereo system.
I am a prime member and have a prime business card I own a 2nd Gen Nest Hub it shows photos I have the alarm set and can watch YT videos as well as YT TV. Additionally there's no camera so I was wondering is there a similar Echo device ?
One thing I wish we could do with the screen is change the alarm time, kinda silly that you have to talk to it for that. Not very practical if you have partner sleeping next to you.
I have 8 or 9 Echos around my house and they're great for turning the lights on, but not much else. Their value in my mind has actually declined since I bought them.
Its the constant ads forced or recommended apps and screens etc... That ruins alexa for me
If you set a timer, does it show the timer instead of the time while it's counting down? That's the only reason I still keep my echo show is to actually see how much time is left rather than keeping having to ask it.
Yes, it shows the timer on the screen along with an animation of it as well
It’s funny that the Amazon video shows person using touch screen. The best thing about it is the voice activation
I far preferred my old echo am I the only one who preferred the echo spot 3rd gen over the echo dot? I gave my dot away…
100%
Craig, this looks awesome but I have a question. I've been paying for Amazon Music and when I want it to play a song on one of my Echos, it doesn't play the song. It plays a station based on the son and every 2 or 3 songs I get commercials. I pay too much money for me to have to get commercials! And this doesn't happen when I play my Bluetooth in my car.
I'm REALLY disappointed in my prime day echo dot 5th gen purchase. I wish I had purchased this spot , but its not worth the 79.99. My 5th gen doesn’t hear the wake word half the time, the routines using the motion sensors aren't working, they discontinued the clock (not a big deal but it was advertised with the clock), and I keep discovering new glitches. The Amazon tech are clueless. I used to use an echo dot 3 a couple of years ago without any issues. I also noticed that Amazon is now charging for many of the games and skills that used to be free. I decided to start using alexa again for my disabilities. If I can't get Amazon to fix these glitches, I might just use my old gen 3 until the spot or something better goes on sale.
Interesting. I have no issues with the wake word (Echo), motion sensors (presence sensors) and the clock display is very good.
Oh, it looks good! Alexa, add to cart.
I wish that they didn’t sacrifice to Sound just to put a screen. The dock was great for just music in a small room but if the speaker has gotten will be there then it’s not worth it.