Before You Buy Guy Here. In this video we're taking a look at the Lenovo smart clock
I've been working hard doing the product research and checking out all the reviews
so that you don't have to, stick around.
The Lenovo Group Limited, often shortened to Lenovo is a Chinese multinational based in Beijing
the company designs develops and manufacturers computers tablets and
smartphones as well as electronic storage and IT management software
Did you know that in 2014 Lenovo acquired Motorola?
let's start by having a look at some of the key features of this device so this smart clock
mainly features as a Google assistant it can do all of the things that a normal
Google assistant can do like set alarms, tell you the weather, tell a joke or play some music
you can even dim the light see if you've
got smart lights in your house. It works with any of the normal smart
devices you have around the house that work with Google Assistant.
The clock comes with a USB port at the back you can use this to charge your devices but
it won't be fast charging. Now this clock is significantly smaller than the Google
Nest hub or the Google Nest Hub Max. Unlike the Google home Mini or the
regular Google Home, this device comes with the screen. and this screen has been
specifically designed to work as a clock. Now you can use any Google device to set
an alarm you do have the option to customize the tone of the alarm there's
multiple different ringtones to choose from. When you're setting an alarm using
the regular Google hub you don't have a choice to pick which alarm you want to go off
there's quite a few different clock faces you can use depending on
your preference you've got a cloud clock a modern clock you can use an analog clock
it's really up to you. Now this touchscreen is 480 by 800 pixels
some customers did want to know whether it comes with a battery, it doesn't
come with a battery - its designed to be on all the time because it's on all the time
some customers wanted to know how much electricity this clock is going to use
The electricity power consumption is 2.5 watts.
so while this device does have a touchscreen you can't play any videos and it doesn't come with a
backup battery so if the power goes out your alarms not gonna go off in the morning
you can shut the microphone down when it's not in use if you want to
there is a mute button at the back of the device. There's no option to make audio calls
using this clock and it does work with any device that works with a
Google assistant there's more than 10,000 smart home devices that can
connect so as long as you've got a device that says works with Google
assistant it should work with this clock one of the big review sites
techradar.com have given this clock 4/5 stars
TechRadar like the form factor of this clock it's compact design it does
look really nice sitting there as a bedside clock the UI lacks a bit of
visual flair and there's no camera on the device. You could take that as a positive
or a negative so it depends on your opinion. To summarise techradar's
opinion on this I think they're pretty happy with it working as a clock which
is what it's designed to do but it is missing out on a lot of those Smart Hub
features that you might get from another smart device. Another big review site
cnet.com 3.5 stars they do think that it's an affordable and attractive way to
put Google assistant on your nightstand it more limited than other displays so
you can't watch any videos we touched on that and at night and the clock doesn't
necessarily always hit the right balance of visibility and minimal glow
so cnet wants to point out that sometimes the brightness isn't quite what you want
it to be it could be too bright keeping you up at night or not bright enough for
you to clearly see the numbers on the screen but CNET doesn't want to
completely write this off it could be a good option if you're really looking for
that clock that's got a bit of smartness to it. engadget.com 87 out of 100
pretty high score definitely better than that 3.5 stars they like the charming
and minimalist design it's a very affordable device it doesn't come with
all the bells and the whistles of a more high-tech feature-rich smart device okay
so we're getting some mixed reviews here before I wrap this up let's have a look
at some customer reviews and see if we can get a consensus. So for Amazon we
found 168 reviews 4.4 out of 5 stars pretty good. This Amazon
customer from the u.s. advised us that it's attractive and functional
Here's a 3 star review : I'm looking for the basics and don't want a busy screen with
flashy things this might be what you're looking for. I think this guy here KP Smith
really sums it up very well. 818 people found this review helpful so I'm
gonna leave that one up here just what we round up this review. He's given it
three stars as well and he wants to point out nine things that you should
know before purchasing this device. While there's certainly ask some mixed reviews
for this clock I think it's captured a niche in the market
70% of Amazon reviewers did give this five stars. It's functional as an alarm clock
and it does work as a replacement for needing another smart speaker in
your bedroom. The clock is not for everyone but I don't think it's trying to be
I think most people do use their phone as an alarm these days and don't
really want an alarm clock but if you really do want an alarm clock with
additional smart features this could be the clock your looking for.
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