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Amazon revives the Echo Spot smart alarm clock from the dustbin of its product line

After an unceremonious discontinuation, the Echo Spot has returned.

Otherwise, the conceit is more or less identical: it's a bare-bones smart alarm clock that, via Alexa integration, can manage a few simple tasks like providing the weather forecast or showing song titles when playing music from your streaming app of choice. The original model had one baked in, which was useful for video chats, but not everyone was enthused about having a camera sitting on their bedside. The Echo Spot's outer shell comes in Black, Glacier White and Ocean Blue, and the display can be customized with six hues: magenta, violet, orange, lime, teal or blue, which can be mixed- and-matched with various clock faces.

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