Bringing the humble alarm clock into the modern age, the black-colored, 2024 edition of the Amazon Echo Spot Smart Alarm Clock offers traditional features, such as time and alarms, along with modern conveniences, such as smart home control, voice commands, and hands-free calling. The front of the Echo Spot features a digital color display on the top half, letting you view time, date, weather, and more at a glance. Connect to your Wi-Fi network and stream audio from popular services with clear vocals and deep bass from the built-in speaker. You can even pair two Echo Spots for a bigger soundstage. Add in the ability to create routines and the Echo Spot is a great way to start and end your day informed and entertained.

Add Alexa to Your Nightstand    Create Alarms, Reminders & Routines    Control Smart Home Devices    Listen to Music, Podcasts & Audiobooks    2.8" Color Display & Built-In Speaker    View Time, Date & Weather At-a-Glance    Dual-Band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) & Bluetooth    Multiple Layers of Privacy Control    Hands-Free Voice Calls & Announcements    Easy Setup with App & Included Adapter

Amazon's Alexa digital assistant is at the heart of the Echo Spot, giving you voice control of not just the Echo Spot, but all of your home's compatible smart devices. Speak to set alarms, get the weather, control the lights, and more.

In addition to using your voice through Alexa to control the Echo Spot, you can also setup routines and use the touch display. Routines can combine functions with other compatible smart devices, for example, the Echo Spot can play music and gradually increase the lights in the morning. It also supports motion sensing and touch, so you can have the blinds raise and lights turn on when you get home, or you can tap the display to snooze alarms or change the thermostat.

Stream audio to the Echo Spot from a mobile device using Bluetooth, or use its Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) support to connect to your home network and stream music, audiobooks, and podcasts. Choose from popular services, such as Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Audible, iHeartRadio, and Pandora.

In-app controls and multiple layers of privacy control work to ensure your information is safe. The Echo Spot also offers an on/off button for its built-in microphone and lets you delete audio recordings.

Getting the Echo Spot up and running is easy. Simply plug it into an outlet with the included power adapter, download the Alexa app to your mobile device, and they pair the app to the Echo Spot and finalize setup.

You can adjust a variety of accessibility features to make the Echo Spot work better with your abilities.

• Adaptive Listening: Allow for more time to finish speaking before Alexa responds
• Preferred Speaking Rate: Control how fast or slow Alexa speaks
• Alexa Captioning: Provide text captions in any mode for supported content
• Notify When Nearby: Plays a notification sounds when you're detected near your Echo device
• Kindle Read Aloud: Have Alexa read your Kindle books aloud
• Alexa Accessibility: Adjust settings for color inversion, color correction, request sound, and more

To help reduce its impact on the environment, Amazon created the 2024 edition of the Echo Spot from 36% recycled materials overall, with the 58% of the plastic being sourced from post-consumer recycled plastic. In addition, the Echo Spot comes in 100% recyclable product packaging.

• 2.8" color display
• Personalize display with different clock faces and colors
• Hands-free voice calls, announcements, or Drop-In with compatible Echo devices
• Amazon Sidewalk support

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