Amazon Echo Spot Review - Alexa device with a small, round display

Buy it on Amazon - http://lon.tv/0rixo (affiliate link) - Amazon's $129 Echo Spot pairs familiar Alexa voice commands with a small round display. See more Alexa devices: http://lon.tv/39gd0 and subscribe! http://lon.tv/s. Index below: VIDEO INDEX: 00:43 - Hardware overview / price 01:05 - Round touch display 01:30 - Visual data for responses 02:05 - Playing videos 02:49 - Song lyrics for singalongs 03:14 - Viewing Alexa compatible security cameras 03:41 - Speaker and sound quality 03:57 - Audio output jack 04:24 - Avoiding doubling up commands with other Echos 04:41 - Volume and mute buttons 04:53 - Onboard camera and calls 05:07 - Drop in feature 07:20 - Making and receiving calls 07:58 - Video quality of camera 08:37 - Customizing the clock and home screen 09:16 - Home card / homescreen preferences 09:48 - Night mode 10:20 - Turning off the display 10:30 - Conclusion and final thoughts The best way to look at this device is as a smaller version of the Echo Show. the small rounded screen delivers much of the same information as the larger and more expensive Show. Like the show the functionality is limited to just Alexa commands, apps are not available for it. All in it's a decent device for those invested in the Amazon eco system. Subscribe to my email list to get a weekly digest of upcoming videos! - http://lon.tv/email See my second channel for supplementary content : http://lon.tv/extras Visit the Lon.TV store to purchase some of my previously reviewed items! http://lon.tv/store Read more about my transparency and disclaimers: http://lon.tv/disclosures Want to chat with other fans of the channel? Visit our forums! http://lon.tv/forums Want to help the channel? Start a Member subscription or give a one time tip! http://lon.tv/support or contribute via Venmo! [email protected] Follow me on Facebook! http://facebook.com/lonreviewstech Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/lonseidman Catch my longer interviews in audio form on my podcast! http://lon.tv/itunes http://lon.tv/stitcher or the feed at http://lon.tv/podcast/feed.xml Follow me on Google+ http://lonseidman.com We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.