I have had this echo spot for about a week now and i can say i love it always want one of the devices Amazon has made so far it is fairly easy to set up and i say that as i don't have a apple or android phone so i had to find the web version of the app to set it up which can be a pain at times but...

Only recently purchased but Alexa has very swiftly joined the family where both my wife and daughter are learning to use the myriad of different 'skills' currently available. These include listening to music, radio and podcasts to reviewing the news and searching for new and delightful recipes for...

Wow we Love Amazon Echo Spot, Smart speaker and screen with Alexa and at the discounted price even better, Alexa turns our lights on and off and our security camera too so very very useful around the house also the photos can be shown on the screen

The orb-shaped device is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand and has a flat base which gives it the perfect angle to view on a desk, a bedside table or a kitchen counter. Users can personalise the screen with a clock face or their favourite photos.

The smartphone made the standalone alarm clock worthless. Sure you probably know some alarm clock holdouts (a parent or grandmother perhaps), but you probably just use your phon e , which is already resting on the nightstand and has a decent enough alarm.

It's loud enough to wake me up in the morning

Creepy nightmares about Jeff Bezos watching me sleep

Good looking bit of kit, alarm, clock etc; all works really well

Having problems in linking with other existing Alexa products for sharing music or using as intercom; store staff knowledge of product surprisingly weak; told amazon employee would be in store; on certain days despite returning on 2 of these days they were not there

A tiny Echo with a screen.

It's loud enough to wake me up in the morning

Creepy nightmares about Jeff Bezos watching me sleep

The Spot hits a number of key areas: it's the best designed of the Echo range, giving it immediate appeal. Whether in the bedroom, on a kitchen worktop or side table in the living room, the Spot fulfils its role as master of all.

'Alexa Calling' video calls; Cute design; Sounds pretty good considering the size; The smartest radio alarm clock you'll ever find

'Drop In' could cause privacy concerns; Price feels a little high compared to Echo Dot; Small screen for video playback

Gaze into the abyss, and the abyss gazes back. That's what's running through my head on my first night testing the Amazon Echo Spot. I'm lying in bed struggling to fall asleep as I sometimes do, and it's sitting there displaying the time on my nightstand with its camera aimed straight at my face.

The Echo Spot is a well-made device with a good-looking design, and it's handy for quick, voice-activated video calls; Sound quality was better than we expected, and noticeably better than the Echo Dot's

The Echo Spot doesn't currently support YouTube, nor does it offer many video sources for your flash briefings; The touchscreen adds less than it should to the Alexa experience, and it's too small to be helpful unless you're within a few feet of the device

"A smart speaker is a type of wireless speaker and voice command device with an integrated virtual assistant that offers interactive actions and handsfree activation with the help of one hotword"- that's how Wikipedia describes a smart speaker.