Especially if they ordered the software from the web site (on a different day than the Giveaway day, that is) and paid with their own credit card. "" or European format "7/3/12" or maybe even "20120307," etc.Īlso, looking at the "Birthday" screenshot on the company's site: Even though I know that the younger generation is supposed to be more comfortable with computers than those older, it sounds like they must have some precocious customers if a typical customer has a grandma who is 38 years old. You need to be on team Alexa for that purchase to make sense, but if you can't decide which voice assistant to go with, it's absolutely more for your money.Agree with #63: would like to be able to enter and view times in 24-hour format (00:00:00 - 23:59:00) and also to enter and view dates in other formats, e.g. The Echo Show 5 is currently priced at $55, and is a sensible bedside size of just over 5 inches. However, as it stands right now, it's hard for me to recommend over a Nest Hub and a separate wireless charging station. Those capabilities could show up in future updates. If the price were lower, I'd be thrilled. If it could stream video from my doorbells and cameras not made by Nest, I'd love it. If the Smart Clock 2 could pull up my YouTube subscriptions, I'd like it. They also need to be cool with paying nearly as much as the more capable Nest Hub. It's for folks who want a smart display smaller than what Google currently offers in the 7-inch Nest Hub, but who don't need to, say, watch YouTube videos or view camera and doorbell feeds from other brands. The Lenovo Smart Clock 2 fills a specific gap for a specific segment of smart home owners. While it's sensible to adhere to the old "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" adage, there are a few things I wish Lenovo had addressed this go round.
The microphones and speakers are all the same, as well and you'll get the same 4-inch (480x800-pixel) LCD display as before.
It's still powered by Google Assistant for voice commands around your smart home, playing music from your preferred streaming service and answering general knowledge queries.Īs it is marketed as an alarm clock, Lenovo kept the tactile tap-to-snooze feature we enjoyed on the original model. I much prefer this to the on-screen nightlight that's also available from the settings menu.īeyond those small but thoughtful design changes, the Lenovo Smart Clock remains much the same. It's one of those thoughtful details that makes an already useful device that much more helpful. A ring on the charging pad at the base of the display illuminates via voice command on from an on-screen menu. Maybe the cleverest of the charging dock is the built-in nightlight. For now, you're limited to buying the bundle. I do wish these two items, the charger and actual smart display, were sold individually. I used it to charge my Galaxy S21 without any issues. The dock looks nice and is just big enough to charge an average phone without taking up unnecessary real estate on your nightstand. This specific dock offers 10 watts of fast charging, as well as a USB-A port on the back of the pad for plugging in other accessories.
Charging stations are great ways to wrangle all your tech neatly on your nightstand, and I applaud Lenovo for the effort. It's a defensible move especially for a device squarely aimed at being a bedside clock. That's because the base is designed to dock into another new feature: a wireless charging pad. The display itself is taller, with a thicker base.