Echo Wall Clock - Keep Track of Timers from Across the Room with Compatible Echo Device

Bad Chile: Customers considering the Echo Wall Clock will fall into one of two camps: either considering it a useful addition to the home or a purchase of dubious use. In my case it is an incredibly useful product that has earned a place in the home and has made my life easier. I see two situations where the Echo Wall Clock will become indispensable for most users, both of which I've used in the less than 24 hours I've had it up and running.

The first situation is cooking. I regularly set multiple timers, and while the audio timers are nice sometimes I end up with a confusing number of timers going due to wanting to have a timer for a halfway or other milestone point in cooking, such as "Your turn over brussels sprouts timer is going off". So being able to set a timer for the full cook time and then visually judge the halfway point is incredibly useful.

The second situation - and the reason I'm considering a second Echo Wall Clock to pair with a second Dot is to regulate game time on non-Amazon devices. Like most families mine tries to limit game time to make sure chores, homework, and outside time all get done. Having a visual timer helps my kids count down the time remaining...

United States on Dec 30, 2018

Robert BeemanRobert Beeman: My family users the Echo Dot in our kitchen for timers extensively. I've always felt like there was a disconnect when I had to ask Alexa how much time is left on my timers or pull out my phone to try to find it in the app. This wall clock is an excellent solution that makes Alexa timers so much better. The clock looks nice and modern. I would compare its looks/materials to standard wall clocks that you could buy at home goods stores for $10-$15. I definitely believe the timer features and auto time set functionality is worth the extra cost, though.

Pros:
* Visualization of Alexa timers makes them significantly more user friendly
* Modern looking, aesthetically pleasing clock looks great in the kitchen without looking out of place
* Silent operation (no ticking)
* Auto-adjustment for time change (no climbing on my counter top to fall-back/spring-forward)
* For the functionality of this clock, I would have expected the price to be higher

Cons:
* The clock materials could be improved
* In the Alexa app, when looking at this clock paired to my Echo Dot, under Battery it says, "Unavailable". I assume that this should show some kind of battery status....

United States on Dec 17, 2018