If you feel like your dad could benefit from a smart home but don't know where to start, you should check out this great deal on the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock

Normally priced at $60, this product is Amazon's popular Alexa-powered speaker with a digital clock display This is a small but very useful change, turning the Echo Dot, one of the best smart speakers, into a much more complete replacement for a standard clock radio The display not only shows the time, but can also display outside temperature, speaker volume level, alarms, and timers

Alexa and its many built-in and downloadable "skills" allow you to manage all kinds of useful tasks These include reminders, voice calls, news and weather forecasts, and central control points for other smart appliances such as thermostats and light bulbs, all of which can be controlled by voice commands And if you don't want Echo Dot to hear your voice, you can easily switch off the microphone with the mute button on the top of the speaker

Our review of the Echo Dot with Clock is almost universally positive, thanks to the gadget's handy clock combined with all of the latest Echo Dot's great audio and voice assistant features Furthermore, the $35 price tag is still the lowest we've seen on this Echo Dot It comes in only one color (Sandstone), but it's a plain shade that will fit in any room

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