Then there's the display, which is still 4-inches. Though it is small, the screen still does a fine job of acting as a photo frame when connected to Google Photos. But it is more than capable of providing some good-sounding tunes while getting ready for the day, sitting in your office, or waking you up in the morning. Am I saying that this will be your next party speaker or that it's going to rattle the table with deep bass? Definitely not. While the new Lenovo Smart Clock 2 still uses a 1.5-inch 3W speaker, the redesigned shape of the enclosure and new front-facing placement helps it sound far better than it should. A little refinement here, however, and this necessary feature would be spot on.Up to 10 watts when idle (no USB plugged in) Switching it over sees the product bleat out "the mic is muted" / "the mic's back on" – which is far from ideal if someone next to you is trying to sleep, and it can't be adjusted in the settings. To stop Google listening there's a physical mute microphone button to the rear. Downtime can also be set within the app, but not on the Clock itself.
It's not possible to adjust alarms at present, however, only deactivate them and create a new one, which feels like a removal from how 'smart' Google's system is supposed to be. It'll likely only get smarter in the future with routings and timings based on additional data too, with things like pre-warnings if traffic is going to be bad and mean you ought to wake up earlier.Īlarms can be switched on or off by using your voice, the touchscreen or physically tapping the product itself to trigger a morning Routine.
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But this stuff is always improving, meaning this Smart Clock will only get smarter and better over time.Īs this is Google-centric, any Google Calendar appointments will sync between Android phone and the Smart Clock if you sign in with your account, with the software not only able to present your calendar – but also suggest alarm times and talk you through your upcoming day. Really there are only small tweaks that we would make with the Assistant software being smarter overall and the Google Home app a little simpler. It's genuinely dark at night and not a bother when the settings are correctly selected too. You can voice control it to set an alarm, while the slow wake-up feature gently builds up light output for 30 minutes prior to your scheduled wake up time, for a more natural entry into your day. So is the Lenovo Smart Clock the alarm clock reinvented or technological overkill? Well, it depends how much you value Google, its organisational properties – Calendar integration, Alarms, other smart home products and the ability to voice-control them – in addition to having a sensibly sized and well-priced bedside screen-based alarm that can't be used to distract with videos from YouTube and other things that your phone can do.Įven if you're not big into Google and don't have other smart home products then the Smart Clock gets the basics right too. But is it the classic alarm clock reinvented, or just technological overkill? The Lenovo Smart Clock is like a smaller, stripped down version of this, minus the built-in camera for security reassurance. Designed with simplicity in mind, this bedside buddy houses a 4-inch screen and is the voice-controlled portal onto your Google-organised life ( the Amazon Echo Spot isn't a million miles off for an Alexa equivalent, if you're an Amazon user instead).īack in 2018 we saw the Google Home Hub – which has since been re-named Nest Hub – make for a great central control centre using both Google Assistant voice and touchscreen controls. Be it a two-bell classic with mechanical ringer by the bedside, or a simpler digital one complete with harsh "beep beep" sounds or random radio tune-in to awaken you each morning, the alarm clock is a household staple.įor 2019 the alarm clock is being dragged into the future the Google future, via Lenovo, with the aptly named Smart Clock. (Pocket-lint) - If there's one device that everyone owns – or let's say used to own, given the prevelance of the smartphone in recent years – then it's an alarm clock.
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