As early Prime Day deals continue to roll out, Amazon has unveiled an all-new Echo Spot before the retail event. It looks a lot like the original Echo Spot that came out in 2017 and was abandoned two years later except that the front face is now divided between a hemispherical screen and a speaker.
THE Echo Spot The outer shell comes in black, glacier white, and ocean blue, and the display can be customized with six hues: magenta, purple, orange, lime, teal, or blue, which can be mixed and matched with different clock faces. The new Echo Spot costs $80, which is $50 less than the original model — but if you’re a Prime member, you can get it for $45 thanks to Prime Day.
Amazon claims the new model has better sound and a sharper screen. Time will tell if the reboot suffers from the same issues. screen flickering issues like its predecessor. Otherwise, the concept is more or less the same: it’s a minimalist smart alarm clock that, via Alexa integration, can handle a few simple tasks like providing the weather forecast or displaying song titles when playing music from your streaming app of choice.
Perhaps the best part about the new Echo Spot is that it doesn’t have a camera. The original model had one built in, which was useful for video chats, but not everyone was thrilled about having a camera next to their bed.
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