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
Abstract: The voice-controlled Amazon Echo is becoming one of the most useful tech items in the house. No, really. The tiny, 9.25-inch-tall tower with a more-humanized Siri-type voice is rapidly becoming the personal assistant of the household. Mine is located in t...
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Published: 2015-08-04, Author: Jennifer , review by: hothardware.com
Highly versatile, Incredibly responsive, New features and apps being added
Speaker quality isn't as good as higher-end Bluetooth or dedicated speakers, Lacks a digital display, No integrated battery
Competing as both an online retailer and a hardware vendor is no easy feat. Although Amazon is primarily known as an online retailer, the company has had good success at offering its own hardware products as well. It appears the Echo is another example of...
Published: 2015-07-31, Author: Michael , review by: macworld.com
Exceptional voicerecognition capabilities, Very fast and extremely responsive, Extremely versatile, offering music playback, connectedhome control, weather and traffic reports, and much more, Very good app support, plus an IFTTT channel
Inferior audio features compared to the leastexpensive Sonos speaker, Flash feature would benefit from additional news sources, Can't control Philips Hue lighting scenes
Exceptional voice-recognition capabilities, Very fast and extremely responsive, Extremely versatile, offering music playback, connected-home control, weather and traffic reports, and much more, Very good app support, plus an IFTTT channel
Inferior audio features compared to the least-expensive Sonos speaker, Flash feature would benefit from additional news sources, Can't control Philips Hue lighting scenes
Amazon's Echo is versatile and powerful; an terrific value all around...
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Published: 2015-07-27, Author: Z , review by: geekdad.com
Abstract: image: AmazonI'll admit it: even as I was asking my Amazon rep if there was review product available for their new Echo, I didn't really understand what the device was A voice-activated, omnidirectional… speaker… thing? When the Amazon-emblazoned box arri...
A $179.99 speaker of this quality costs too much, but add the voice command features and the Amazon Echo becomes a better value. I'm torn between the amazon quality of the voice feature and cool uses of the Amazon Echo. I can find out simple facts, get an...
Speaker and remote respond to plain English, Voice control initiates music, weather, traffic, and more, Voice-command access to music by artist, song, or radio station, Shopping list and reminders transfer to companion mobile app
Best used with Amazon Prime membership, Tendency to push Amazon products
The most useful gadget since the invention of the remote control...
Abstract: Amazon's Echo — an odd voice-activated domestic hub — just went on sale to the general public. If you've got $200 to burn, I recommend it. It's oddly great — and it gives you a glimpse of the future.If Apple's Siri-controlled HomeKit comes close, controll...
ReplyAnonymousJune 29, 2015 at 2:26 amWow, prize echo is fab. & splendid. 2 fingers snap. It is tight, fly & off the chain. Thank you for the awesomeness, the contest, and generosity. ) Pick me, pick me!ReplyAnonymousJune 27, 2015 at 5:22 pmAlexa has som...
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Published: 2015-06-23, Author: Eric , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: Amazon Echo , the company's desktop, voice-activated personal assistant became available to the general public for the first time on Tuesday. Gizmag has been spending the past month with Echo and we've found it to be an exciting new product with plenty of...
