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If I lived alone, I would love this device. It's pretty good, and although it doesn't follow along on everything I say, it works well. If I lived in the US with others, I would love this device too - I could add people to my household, and it would recognise their voices. This was actually one of the main reasons that I couldn't decide between this and Google Home, as they were so similar. I finally settled for the Spot because it had a screen. This was a mistake - it turns out that the Echo system can't discern between different people in Australia, nor can it hold multiple accounts. Again, to Amazon, Australians are not real people and we don't need legitimate things that work as advertised. Like Amazon.com.au itself, this represents another tokenistic way of Amazon trying to come to Australia with half-baked concepts and then being surprised that there isn't any real uptake.
The lack of user identification represents a serious flaw in this device, and I would have picked Google Home in a heartbeat, even without the screen. I've contacted Amazon asking for a definitive date by which they would provide these tools to Australians, and they're meant to respond in 12 hours. If it's anything longer than September as a guaranteed date, I'm taking this thing back to JB Hi-Fi this weekend and switching to Google Home.
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Echo Spot provides hands-free voice control for your music. Watch as the display comes alive to show custom stations, curated playlists and album art with Amazon Music Unlimited. You can also listen to audiobooks from Audible, podcasts, radio stations, news briefs and more.
Echo Spot also connects to Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn and iHeartRadio - giving you voice control for your music. Echo Spot is Bluetooth-enabled so you can also stream from your phone or tablet.
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Reviewed in Australia on 10 August 2018
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Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2018
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Reviewed in Australia on 4 July 2018
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Reviewed in Australia on 18 July 2018
I use it as a bedside clock, I previously had a Dot for this purpose but I find this is heaps better because of the visual. Weather isn’t just spoken, it’s shown. Heaps better speaker than the dot as well. I can also see our arlo’s on the screen which is great if you hear something go bump in the night. I wish there was more integration with the Ring doorbell.
Other than that, I haven’t found many more uses. I can see the potential for this and I think amazon is really working on making it better. We need some more Australian skills and that to make this device a worthwhile purchase. Hopefully the Show is released here too.
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Has potential and looks amazing
By Sam M on 18 July 2018
I purchased my Echo Spot at Officeworks as I had a gift card to use up. Should have waited as Amazon does really good prices on these compared to the shops.By Sam M on 18 July 2018
I use it as a bedside clock, I previously had a Dot for this purpose but I find this is heaps better because of the visual. Weather isn’t just spoken, it’s shown. Heaps better speaker than the dot as well. I can also see our arlo’s on the screen which is great if you hear something go bump in the night. I wish there was more integration with the Ring doorbell.
Other than that, I haven’t found many more uses. I can see the potential for this and I think amazon is really working on making it better. We need some more Australian skills and that to make this device a worthwhile purchase. Hopefully the Show is released here too.
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