Despite its weaknesses, then, I rather like the Amazon Echo Spot. It's a rather well made, attractive-looking smart speaker that, like the Echo Show, adds an extra dimension with the addition of the touchscreen and webcam.

In an effort to push its own paid-for music and video streaming services, Amazon has dropped the price of its Alexa-powered alarm clock. For a limited time – I'm afraid we don't know when this deal ends – you can pick up an Amazon Echo Spot for only £95 – that's £25 off.

Useful touchscreen features; Small design

Pricey; Sound quality isn't the best

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 Echo Spot brings Alexa in the form of a tiny touchscreen alarm clock. Its display is indeed pretty useful, as its adds additional context and visual information. It's great for video calls, too.

Cute design; Touchscreen enhances the Alexa experience; Great for video calls; Cute design; Touchscreen enhances the Alexa experience; Great for video calls

Expensive for what it is; The tiny screen isn't suitable for longer videos; Mediocre audio quality; Expensive for what it is; The tiny screen isn't suitable for longer videos; Mediocre audio quality

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...

ImageTagInstance gallery-bf1b6005-b28f-48ee-9c03-47629e913a50 As it has been doing lately, Amazon has beat top tech manufacturers to the punch on yet another device evolution – a smart assistant with an interactive screen. First introduced in the form of the Echo Show, the Alexa-powered, touchscreen-toting Echo device has taken another form in the more compact Echo Spot. With a built-in camera, a 2.5-inch circular, alarm-clock-esque touchscreen display, and a $129.99 price tag, the Amazon Echo Spot puts a small, interactive face on the company's well-known Alexa assistant and retains all the skills and functionalities consumers have come to love about Echo devices. We now intend to find out if screen-less Echo devices should be a thing of the past.Design ImageTagInstance gallery-071c7b78-c931-42a2-ba6a-a3c9b04d8a98 ImageTagInstance gallery-f27bb28a-dd2d-499d-ad52-c3aa465adbaf The Amazon Echo Spot has an almost totally spherical shape to it, reminiscent of the size and shape of a Magic ...

Touchscreen interface makes some tasks easier and Alexa slightly more tangible; Good looks; can fit in most any room; Decent sound for a small device; Front-facing camera adds value;

Lacking in display integration and touchscreen interaction with Alexa/Skills;

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...

The Amazon Echo Spot is a superbly executed device. We're just not sure that the public is quite ready, especially at this price.

Sound quality is superb; video is crisp; Alexa seems to be more responsive

Who wants an exposed video camera by their bed? The UI is a bit screwy on a round screen; it's expensive

The firm's latest Alexa-powered addition to its Echo range adds a clock and touchscreen interface to the mix

attractive; clear screen; Alexa; can hear you well; Bluetooth; video calling; excellent smart home control; lots of clock faces to choose from

always-listening object in your house; no web video support; expensive compared to Echo

I absolutely love the Amazon Spot. It is louder than the amazon dot which I also have. It looks great which I bought the black version. Very easy to set up and just like the speakers where you can set up in the alexa app up its skills.if you have several speakers like me then you don't have to do...