You can also use it as a middling speaker, to stream audio content from compatible services. You can talk to it, of course, issuing “Alexa …” commands to do anything audio-related that Alexa can do. Ah boy.)įrom there, the Smart Clock behaves like any other Alexa-powered smart speaker. Lenovo tells me that the percentage display is, wait for it, a decibel alert. With that bit of silliness out of the way, the clock now displays the humidity (I think, it’s not labeled but is in a percentage) and the temperature. And make other configuration changes related to Temperature (Fahrenheit or Celsius), Daily Screen Off Mode, Screen Off Mode, 24-Hour Clock, and the like. For some reason.Īnd the second of those lets you choose between Weather and Noise Meter. And so I Googled it.Īs it turns out, the Alexa app has a second configuration interface for this device, and this one is available in Devices > All Devices, where you will find two entries for Paul’s Lenovo Smart Clock. I spent a lot of time fumbling around in the Alexa app by navigating to Devices > Echo & Alexa > Paul’s Lenovo Smart Clock but didn’t see anything related to this. Once everything is connected properly, the smart clock displays the day and time and … what appears to be the noise level in the room in decibels, a number that changes annoyingly every second. That process is straightforward: a wizard will find your smart clock, connect it to your Wi-Fi network, and then let you configure which room it’s in.Īnd that’s when it gets weird. Basically, you plug it in, enjoy the boot animation that shows every possible character or icon the screen can display, and then connect it to your Amazon account via the Alexa mobile app when prompted. Getting the clock going was simple enough, but configuring it the way I wanted proved challenging. The review unit came in Clay Red, which would not be my first choice, but there is a Misty Blue version too. In fact, it seems identical to the look and touch. But it’s the same size and shape as Lenovo’s Google-powered smart clock, and it has the same pleasant hard fabric on its exterior that reminds me of Google’s old Pixel cases. I didn’t actually test it that way, granted, as I don’t like any light in my bedroom, especially from digital devices. It provides a monochrome, non-touch LED display with auto-dimming capabilities that should make it work well next to a bed. But I’m surprised it doesn’t duplicate the functionality that Lenovo provides in its Google Assistant-powered smart clock, which provides photo slideshows, video playback, and other features that take advantage of its touch-capable color display.īy comparison, the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential with Alexa is quite basic.
As its name implies, the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential with Alexa is a simple device that’s powered by Amazon’s digital assistant.
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