![]() ![]() Smart Clock – a temporal tech device that brought clocks firmly into the 21 st Century. Still don’t believe me? Well, firstly, harbouring such an untrusting, cynical approach to people is no way to go through life and, secondly, it’s time to wake up and smell the smart coffee…īest for: Small, slick and oh so very smart Okay, so I concede that not everyone needs the likes of Alexa always on-hand at their bedside stand, listening out to, perhaps, things the likes of Alexa shouldn’t be listening out to, but having top tech at your disposal from the moment you wake is always going to be a good thing and I stubbornly refuse to acknowledge a word to the contrary. Whether you want to be gently nudged awake to a beautiful, slow sun rise each day or shaken awake by having the very latest, cutting-edge news and local travel reports pumped directly into your recently roused ear (and have your smartphone fully charged and ready to roam for the day too), there is a smart alarm clock option just for you. Wait, come back! Hear me out, because what we have here, in all its various forms, is the next ‘must-have’ in your tech-obsessive arsenal. I speak, of course, of the relatively new world of smart alarm clocks. These gadgets will not only efficiently and gently stir me from my fevered dreams, but can also either help organise, inform and entertain me or see to it that my passage back into the waking world is as attuned to my wellness as possible. But if I did have to get up during some ungodly hour mostly frequented by larks and milkmen, I’d want to be torn from the arms of Morpheus by the metaphorical hands of some bit of cutting-edge kit. I’m fortunate enough to say that I’ve never had a problem getting up in the morning, but that’s mostly because I’m a freelance hack and, as such, don’t get up before the crack of noon anyway, and much the same can be said of the 11.7 million people who found themselves on furlough the last awful couple of years. Best sunrise wake-up light alarm clocks in the UK 2023.Best laptop deals in the UK for April 2023.The ES Best laptop buying guide: How to choose the right laptop for you.Either that or staying up all night wondering why nobody ever swipes right on you… I’d, erm, imagine. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENTĪccording to an official-looking site on the internet, the blue light emitted by the devices delays the production of melatonin in the brain, making it difficult to doze off and leading to a complete failure to achieve 40 winks that is followed by a world of fatigue. ![]() In fact, I wouldn’t be too surprised if the Spot becomes the best-selling Echo for the holidays. Amazon’s going to sell a ton of these come the holiday season. The December ship date is no coincidence, either. As such it will almost certainly hook in those who were interested in the larger product but had misgivings about price. It’s a much better looking product than the Show, in a much more manageable form factor.Īnd at $130, it’s much more affordable than the Show. ![]() I have to say, of all of the Echoes announced at today’s event, the Spot is easily the most compelling. At $130, the product could serve as a viable alternative to a bedside alarm clock.Īmazon’s existing security camera compatibility is present here as well, which is an interesting use case in and of itself, offering users a quick glimpse of your front door. Though as with the smaller Echo, the product has audio out and Bluetooth so it can be hooked up to external speakers, if you don’t care for the built-in speakers.Īmazon is clearly hopping the Spot will serve an Echo Dot-like purpose for the product, convincing users to install one in every room of their home - though obviously a $130 price point is far more price prohibitive than the $50 Dot. Like the Dot (and unlike the Show), the Spot doesn’t have much in the way of on-board audio, owing to its palm-sized form factor. But the new Spot comes at the much more affordable price point of $130. As Amazon put it, anything the Show can do, Echo Spot can do, too – including making hands-free calls and video calls. The product features a 2.5-inch display in a half circle design. Echo Show crossed with Echo Dot = Echo Spot. In essence, the product is a tiny Echo Show. Many have tried and failed to bring the world a smart alarm clock (remember Chumby?), but no one has been better positioned than Amazon to deliver on the promise. ![]()
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