Amazon has updated its lineup of Echo devices with a new smart alarm clock, the Echo Spot, a customizable Alexa smart speaker and alarm clock that aims to rival the best smart home devices we've tested Its colorful screen displays the time, weather, song titles, and other important information from the nightstand It is available in black, glacier white, and ocean blue and is priced at $7999/7999 pounds

Right now, Prime members can purchase the Echo Spot for $4499 or £4999 The sale ends July 17, so don't delay

With the new Echo Spot, you can wake up to your favorite tunes, control your smart home, and even make phone calls It comes in a variety of colors and has dozens of unique clock faces to choose from In addition, the directional speaker system should provide clean, vibrant surround sound

If the Echo Spot looks familiar, that's because it was launched in a different form a few years ago In our review of the original Echo Spot (2019), we praised its security camera and solid audio performance However, I found its small circular screen too cramped to enjoy content viewing In fact, my colleague Mike Prospero wrote that "the Spot's screen is best used for simple updates, weather, and time," which is what this model focuses on

While the Spot appears to be an excellent low-cost Alexa smart speaker, its limited screen capabilities leave us wondering how it will compete against the Echo Dot with Clock (5th generation) That spherical speaker has excellent room-filling sound and can also display basic text information such as the time on its LED lights It will be interesting to see how these two compare and let them face off over time