Review: Lenovo Smart Clock Essential with Alexa Built-in, Digital Monochrome LED

[@athena8343]

For see the weather in the display: 1)Open Alexa app 2)Go to MORE 3)Go to SETTING 4)Go to DEVICE SETTING 5)🏠Look for the HOUSE symbol - Lenovo Smart Clock 6)Go to FUNCTION DISPLAY - Choose WEATHER In there you can also set other settings.

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

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[@el_puma_real]

This is a lot better than the Alexa 'puck" with clock that I currently own. That model only displays a dot for AM/PM or alarm. That's it. I had the Show 5 but sold it because it was way too bright at night and tended to be very busy with a bunch of things animating on and off screen. Good review, the only one currently on KZbin.

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

Thanks!

[@assistantto007]

These are £20 from Curry's in the UK as I type this.

[@beverlyallen6200]

Echo show does so many things and you get it in different screen sizes..you can watch KZbin, listen to music,set alarms and many other things..in my opinion it would be the better option..❤

[@smplfyi]

could you show it actually responding to your Alexa command or playing some music?

[@h1h0silver]

Alexa, set brightness to _ It seems to be a percentage. 1 was very dim, 20 seems manageable for darker room. It does have a photo sensor to auto adjust when room is brightened

[@anianirago]

can you connect this to the bluetooth speaker?

[@rachelelmakiss5436]

You have to connect it to the app and you can change it from showing the sound decibel number to showing the temp

[@mukulmhembrom]

How to turn off or disable auto brightness feature in the clock?

[@g43s]

Does it have any tap gestures? liek the new echo dot ball?

[@suzannemiller1059]

How do you get it off of Army time?

[@EmrysTheWeirdo]

Somebody in my family is getting this for Christmas (I think it might be me bc I asked for a clock a few months ago) and I’m glad I found this video. Merry Christmas everyone

[@atourversace4032]

Cat you talk about it's screen autu adjust? It doesn't seem to give us the option to stop it, I don't want it and I can't stop that feature.

[@jaybloodypurchase8868]

Maybe when you're reviewing an alarm in future, you might consider actually playing the alarm tone.

[@coltwalters1561]

I have the same Lenovo and mine hasn’t showed temp from day 1

[@sylviacourman4795]

Say, "Alexa, set the function display to weather." She'll say, "Ok." Then, the display will change to show the humidity % and current temperature.

[@rod5952]

@@sylviacourman4795 It does not work

[@brianmclean9102]

This is ten months later than your review and the same problem exists with not showing the temperature and the humidity. Like your device mine only showed the DB level, which is pretty useless. As a clock I agree with you, it is great. Alexa works fine and the Alexa app shows I have the right location so Alexa has the data to be able to show the temperature and humidity, but the clock doesn't. When it boots up you can see on the screen where it expects to show the temperature and humidity and in which units.

[@brianmclean9102]

I saw later down the list that if you tell Alexa to 'set the functions display to weather" or "set the clock to weather" it will work, but this is not in the app. The function display worked for me

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

Thanks I didn't know that.

[@kimdadd7968]

It’s in my Alexa app. Under Settings, Device Settings, then select my clock & there is a box there to choose which you want it to show

[@brianmclean9102]

@@kimdadd7968 On the Alexa app on my phone I have to go to the Devices list, and select my clock. I can then change the sounds, do not disturb, temperature F or C, and a couple of others, but there is no way to change the db to the temperature and humidity. There is no such box. Is there somewhere else in Alexa that I should be gong to? I was able to change it as per my post above using Alexa with the right words. Is Alexa in Canada different? - I doubt it.

[@charliepate3619]

@@brianmclean9102 I’m in us and I don’t see it there either

[@waffel7161]

This worked either my lenovo google, but idk if it will do it on this version but to change the screen brightness I said "hey google(or in your case alexa) turn screen brightness percentage to ___"

[@bluepig33]

Very detailed and thorough review. Thanks.

[@axlent123]

I just found this on the Best Buy site… but have to wait for it to get shipped… it seems to fit for what I need.. I have an ihome clock radio w Bluetooth… but it is now friozen at 12:00 and I can’t do anything with it.. None if the buttons respond now.. so time to upgrade!

[@kevinstoohs5172]

Did you ever get it to display the temperature? Ours is doing the same thing, it registers the DB's which is no use to me.

[@JohnDoe-in3ep]

Do you know what alarm tones are available?

[@kevinstoohs5172]

There's a setting in the Alexa app to change alarm tones. You can also sync it to Spotify to wake to music.

[@robertmorgan8104]

It’s $19 at Lowes. I’ll pick up a few.

[@averyyoutube]

One thing I'm curious about that I didn't see in the video (might have missed it, sorry if I did!) is the options inside the Alexa app. With the regular echo devices, you'll have a list of options you can change from brightness, volume, tones, wake words, etc. Curious if displaying temp is there? Alternative alarm noises? Quite a bit missing from the review if there are a list of options there. Thanks for the video though!

[@kevinstoohs5172]

Its not I checked. There's a place where you can change Fahrenheit to Celsius and miles to kilometers, but I don't see the point when I can't get the clock to display the temperature!

[@BigLebowski1337]

BEWARE: Only 2.4 Ghz Network, so if you are running your network on 5GHz solely, you can't connect it. Just returned yet another bad Lenovo product.

[@donnasannon8890]

Has anyone figured out the Temperature display yet or is it just false advertising?

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

I have sadly not figured out why it won't display the temp.

[@jeminer117]

@@TheBreakdownWithLuke There's a setting in the Alexa app so that it shows weather icon and outside temp. Mine is defaulting to Eastern time zone and I can't find the setting for that.

[@jeminer117]

I also discovered that the clock shows up as two devices in the Alexa App (different icons). One device is where you set the time zone (it defaults to Eastern) and other stuff and the other app is where you find the controls the weather vs decibel display setting.

[@jenus-s]

@@jeminer117 that's actually so helpful, thank you so much!!

[@donnasannon8890]

@@jeminer117 Thank you, I’ll check it out!

[@Anonymous-mu5bl]

What’s the difference between this one and the smart clock. 2 thx

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

This one runs Alexa. The first gen runs Google.

[@dan-er6vv]

are you able to plug this in to a 220-240 volt power outlet?

[@Surindersd57]

After the initial setup and linking to Alexa account, if it is unplugged and plugged back in, do we need to set the time again?

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

No

[@Surindersd57]

@@TheBreakdownWithLuke Thanks for the prompt response. So it basically sync's up automatically using the internet connectivity?

[@JAYRODDC117]

Have you figured out the temperature display/db meter problem? I am having the same issue.

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

Sadly no I haven't figured out why that's happening.

[@JAYRODDC117]

@@TheBreakdownWithLuke I have tracked down a thread in the lenovo support forums! Simply say "Alexa, set the function display to weather" and the weather information will appear instead of the db meter!

[@christiangadke9740]

@@JAYRODDC117 It's "Alexa set the clock display to weather"

[@sylviacourman4795]

@@JAYRODDC117 That worked. Thanks.

[@rod5952]

@@sylviacourman4795 not for me

[@RapidDemonF1]

I had the Lenovo smart clock with google and I loved it other than saying ‘hey google’ all the time, so this was a no brainier for me. Unfortunately it is broken and useless. It just doesn’t hear you, you have to yell for it to respond and it takes several goes to get it to wake up. There isn’t a setting to adjust the sensitivity. Secondly, the auto brightness is a joke. You cannot disable it and in a darkish room it’s so dim you can’t see it. You can adjust the brightness level but after 5 mins it goes back to being dim again. On top of that, it constantly goes light and dark depending what’s on your TV screen. I don’t expect this will be fixed as Lenovo seem to have washed their hands of it already. Extremely disappointed in it.

[@mukulhembrom]

How can we change the wake up word? By default the wake up word is "Alexa" which I want to change.

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

You need to use your Alexa app on your phone to go into the settings for the Lenovo clock.

[@VirusHunter]

Kinda wish they had stuck with google assistant like the original smart clock essential. Anyway, while I don't know how it's done on alexa smart clocks, the original essential allowed you to change the display brightness by saying "Dim the display to XX%" and return it to auto brightness by saying "Turn on/off ambient mode", so maybe this new one has a similar command.

[@jorgecolon8064]

when one uses the timer, is it displayed on the screen?

[@TheBreakdownWithLuke]

No it's not.

[@GortFromAltier4]

Super late to the party on this one. Perfect for me but think it's discounted now 🤷‍♂️

[@pinedachristopher7036]

Hi i do not see temperature displayed in mine.

[@odub5720]

You need to change the settings in the app

[@rudramishra7371]

Do Clock and alarm work without internet??

[@sylviacourman4795]

I don't think so. I had to use my Alexa app and then the device automatically set itself.

[@markgbyrne]

Just bought one for £20. The speaker is awful and the weather icon is far too small to see. Nice little clock though.

[@joshualieder7524]

I heard it's too dim at night, unresponsive, and unable to hold its dimming setting. Lack of colors and wireless docking are a no go. Update: Walmart charging dock won't charge Samsung phone properly. LENOVO PLEASE WAKE UP AND FIX OR UPDATE THIS DUD.

[@darwain7]

Only 20$ canadian at best buy right now

[@apexjoe4769]

I set my Echo Dot to set the alarm time & tell it to shut off.No difference.

[@richarderickson5965]

For me I take a good AM/FM Radio with a battery back up over anything like this.

[@minecraftjose9484]

Reproduce música?

[@fritzbanhmikingnoodlehouse6299]

OK Bruce willis

[@anonymuser533]

bought it today for 24€