Testseek.co.uk have collected 209 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker.
September 2016
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The Echo voice recognition is excellent and more broadly
The voice-driven interface is really well designed. It's fun! We don't say that often enough about gadgets. Echo works well enough to raise an eyebrow each time it magically responds to your comman
Multi
Purpose
Natural AI
Impetus to better Prime Music
Superb music player
Great with factual requests
News and weather updates
Alexa SDK means its improving all the time
Great music and list making
You can shop through it
Best. Kitchen timer. Ever
Amazon's voice-activated smart home speaker is undeniably futuristic
But it's also practical and accessible. With a rapidly growing slate of features and integrations
It's easy to get excited about the Echo's potential
Alexa is a very useful personal assistant
Quality mic technology for conversing and getting clear answers
Sleek looking speaker design
Easy setup
Lots of compatible services - and more to come
Attractive design
Dependable voice recognition
Alexa is a wonderful smart home controller
Compact design with changeable skins
Lots of third-party compatibility
Affordable price
Great design and clever voice-recognition software
Great sound quality
Compatible with smart home kit
Stellar audio quality
Impressive voice recognition
Useful hands-free apps
Can almost always hear you
Mute button electrically disconnects the mics
Rotating light ring obvious
Lots of thirdparty apps
Sounds pretty good
Sounds more human than any other voice assistant
Intelligent voice recognition
Large ecosystem and growing
Well built
Great speaker quality
Highly accurate voice recognition
Machine learning promises easier use over time
Nice-looking
Easy set-up
Versatile with ever-growing Skills selection
Good voice recognition that gets better over time
Voice control over smart home
Tons of fun
Intuitive
Accurate and natural-sounding voice-assistant
Quick response times
Integration with Fire Tablets
Loads of potential
Intuitive control
Easy thirdparty connections
The editors didn't like
Probably the saddest thing about Echo is that it's made by Amazon
And I don't mean that smugly. Amazon makes great products
But the company doesn't have access to my calendar and my Google account built right in. Everything Echo does is amazing
But it
Caters to Prime
Lackluster sound quality
Echo app needs work
Speaker quality isn't great
Must be connected to mains
Voice works better with US accents
Needs more smart home connections
Only middling as a speaker
Lots of clonky apps
Echo Dot is better value
The Echo's sound quality is uneven at times
With weak bass at high volumes. The growing list of "Skills" in the Alexa app could also benefit from better organization
App isn't that well designed
No battery for portability
Not class-leading speaker quality
Echo Dot makes more sense
You'll want Prime to make the most of it
No real usefulness
Audio quality is average
Sound quality isn't great
No physical volume control ring
Software is occasionally buggy
Works best with an Amazon Prime membership
Occasionally mixes up words
No hands-free calls
Texts or emails
Somewhat creepy
Can't always answer the question
Alwayslistening object in your house
Doesn't support multiple user calendars or personal information
Only one Spotify or Amazon music account can be linked at any one time
Multi-user support lacking
Limited inital skillset
Occasionally struggles to detect 'wake word' at high volumes
Poor sound compared to speakers in price range
Must remain connected to the mains
Limited choice of music streaming services
Limited Prime account integration
Very average sound quality
Wake word limited to 'Alexa' and 'Amazon'
Security limited to four-digit PIN
Sometimes Alexa mishears and can't answer challenging questions
Published: 2016-10-13, Author: Dave , review by: dailystar.co.uk
After our initial concerns we really like the Amazon Echo.Although chatting to a speaker may sound a bit odd, it actually makes a lot of sense and soon becomes second nature.The Alexa voice recognition is hugely impressive and, with more features coming s...
Published: 2016-10-06, Author: Chris , review by: ergohacks.com
I'm very torn by the Echo. On one hand the hardware is very well designed and solid blending into the background very effectively with a good if not great speaker system. The software is so nearly good. When an interaction goes well it goes very well – us...
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Published: 2016-09-30, Author: Lee , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: The sci-fi vision of a connected home is quickly becoming a reality. Indeed, both Amazon and Google have unveiled smart assistants and an Apple offering based on the company's HomeKit system is rumoured to be on the way. These products are designed to ac...
Abstract: It's 18 months since the Amazon Echo launched in the US, adding a wireless Bluetooth speaker to Amazon's increasingly disparate spread of products and services - and now it's coming to the UK (and Europe) . And a lot has happened in that time, from updat...
Published: 2016-09-14, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: The sci-fi vision of a connected home is quickly becoming a reality. Indeed, both Amazon and Google have unveiled smart assistants and an Apple offering based on the company's HomeKit system is rumoured to be on the way. These products are designed to ac...
Published: 2016-06-01, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
Abstract: In-home robots to help with everything from cooking and cleaning to childcare and companionship have been the stuff of sci-fi for decades. But, with the unveiling this week of the Wall-E-like Asus Zenbo, this is the year that science-fiction could turn in...
Nice-looking, Easy set-up, Versatile with ever-growing Skills selection, Good voice recognition that gets better over time, Voice control over smart home
Poor sound compared to speakers in price range, Must remain connected to the mains, Limited choice of music streaming services
A cool concept, the Amazon Echo has all the right features to be successful. It's just not yet where it needs to be...
Abstract: For those of you already frothing at the mouth in righteous indignation, please feel free to scroll to the bottom right away, click "Post a comment" and vent about privacy, Jeff Bezos' secret police, and whatever else is bothering. Meanwhile, for the res...
Published: 2015-10-14, Author: Chris , review by: wareable.com
Superb music player, Great with factual requests, News and weather updates, Alexa SDK means its improving all the time,
Speaker quality isn't great, Must be connected to mains, Voice works better with US accents, Needs more smart home connections
After a week in our house, the Amazon Echo has shown its value as part of the tech arsenal. After four years in my pocket, Siri has not. And that's the thing about a personal assistant. If you don't rely on it, then what's the point? Why do I care if Siri...
Abstract: Amazon Echo just got even cooler than it already was, thanks to a new update that brought support for Wink devices. We recently reviewed the Echo and fell in love with the Bluetooth speaker's Alexa voice assistant. You can ask her to stream music, fetch...
