{"id":12133,"date":"2024-08-02T11:50:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12133"},"modified":"2024-08-02T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T11:50:47","slug":"echo-spot-review-2024-small-and-surprisingly-helpful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12133","title":{"rendered":"Echo Spot Review (2024): Small and Surprisingly Helpful"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon added onscreen ads to the Echo Show slideshows and even the weather report on my Echo Show 8, and they&#8217;re almost impossible to turn off. The Echo Spot, so far, is ad-free. There&#8217;s a chance Amazon could add these in the future, but I&#8217;m crossing my fingers this screen is too small to make it worth it. I would&#8217;ve said the same about the tiny real estate available on the Show 8&#8217;s weather page, though, so I know it&#8217;s not a guarantee.<\/p>\n<p>The Echo Spot can also display your calendar when you ask, scrolling through your four upcoming events in a little list while talking you through it. Again, it&#8217;s a nice visual companion to the voice assistant, without a large cluttered screen. It is a small screen, so you can&#8217;t read it from super far away, but I found it handy to read while at my desk or listen to while I got dressed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"GroupCalloutWrapper-bPWknp dhHsN callout callout--group callout--group-2\" data-testid=\"GroupCalloutWrapper\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-1\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Semisphere device on a nightstand. The top half of the front is a screen showing menu icons and the bottom half is a...\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe43d2a42e539ea38922a\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Music-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd isTgyB fNaHcW caption__credit\">Photograph: Nena Farrell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-2\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Semisphere device on a nightstand. The top half of the front is a screen showing the temperature outside and the bottom...\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe520ef26c2802b4b7095\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Weather-(blue)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd isTgyB fNaHcW caption__credit\">Photograph: Nena Farrell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The only thing missing is smart home control. Unlike regular smart displays or the newer Hub (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/review\/amazon-echo-hub-review\/\">8\/10, WIRED Recommends<\/a>), the Echo Spot doesn&#8217;t have a smart home control area on the menu, and I can access rooms or devices only via voice request. It does pull up a little power button onscreen when you ask to control a specific room or device, like \u201cturn on my kitchen,\u201d which you can then tap on and off. But there&#8217;s no way to access devices or rooms without first using your voice.<\/p>\n<p>While I like seeing the widgets and having smart home control on my larger smart displays, I don&#8217;t love how distracting a smart display can be in my office or my living room. The scrolling screen is constantly catching my eye when I&#8217;d rather not look at it, and often isn&#8217;t showing me something I need to see right then. The Echo Spot&#8217;s balance of screen info without rolling clutter makes it a great addition almost anywhere in the house.<\/p>\n<h2>Sound Off<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW kGxnNB responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi eCxVQK asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A white sphereshaped device displaying the time beside a blue semisphere device also displaying the time. Both sitting...\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.wired.com\/photos\/66abe595fecaad6da67ff91e\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/Amazon-Echo-Spot-Comparison-Echo-Dot-(left)-Reviewer-Photo-SOURCE-Nena-Farrell.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd isTgyB fNaHcW caption__credit\">Photograph: Nena Farrell<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The only thing that the Echo Spot lacks is, unfortunately, good sound.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon added onscreen ads to the Echo Show slideshows and even the weather report on my Echo Show 8, and they&#8217;re almost impossible to turn off. 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