#Lenovo alarm clock full

#Lenovo alarm clock full

It lacked videos, smart home controls, and a lot of other depth offered by full smart displays like the Nest Hub ( $50 at eBay), but it was simplified for your bedside and I thought it did enough for a reasonable price. You could look at pictures or pull up a feed from your connected cam. You could swipe through different screens to check traffic and the weather. I'd categorize the original Lenovo Smart Clock as more of a smart display than a smart speaker. Google has yet to release a first-party smart speaker with a time display similar to the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock, which leaves room in the lineup for a third-party gadget: Enter the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. Top it all off with a fair $50 (£50, AU$59) price that matches the Nest Mini and the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is worth your consideration if you're looking for a smart alarm.

It's arguably a more focused product than its predecessor and does what it promises - brings Google Assistant to your bedside in a simple but functional alarm clock. While I do think it looks like something you'd find on a shelf at a Radioshack in the '90s, I wasn't turned off by the lack of physical features. The back has a nightlight, the top has a few buttons for setting an alarm or adjusting the volume and that's pretty much it. Designed for your nightstand, the Smart Clock Essential is a trimmed-down version of Lenovo's previous Smart Clock, which was itself a trimmed-down smart display.įirst and foremost a smart speaker with capabilities similar to Google's own Nest Mini ( $49 at Crutchfield) smart speaker, the Smart Clock Essential has a simple LED screen so you can check the time and the weather at a glance.

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential looks a bit dated, despite being the newest addition to Lenovo's lineup of gadgets that make use of Google Assistant.