Anyone who likes to turn on the light by voice command, listen to music or the like probably has a smart speaker from Amazon at home. is yours Echo device too boring alone, you can dress it up with a few accessories. In the meantime, there is a fairly large selection of different gimmicks. Some of these you don’t really need, but they can be fun.
Accessories for Amazon’s Echo and Alexa: everything is available
The smart speakers from Amazon now come in different versions (dot, sub, show, spot) and are all equipped with Amazon’s Alexa. This is enough for third-party providers to develop a range of accessories, including practical ones such as power packs, rechargeable batteries and protective films, but also some funny products such as unusual stands. The advantage for you: They should be a lot cheaper than corresponding items from Amazon.
#1 Amazon Echo mounts
You can use Amazon’s Alexa not only at home but also in the car. There are Echo Auto and corresponding mounts for your vehicle. But the loudspeaker can also be installed on the wall or elsewhere in your own four walls.
#2 Better air quality with Alexa
The following accessory is not directly for the Smart Speaker itself, but for Amazon’s Alexa: the Smart Air Quality Monitor. It is produced by Amazon itself and, according to the manufacturer, can “make indoor air values understandable”. You can “Add voice control by pairing it with an Alexa device” and then keep an eye on the air quality in your home.
#3 Make Echo a night light
With the Echo Flex you can plug your speaker directly into the socket, for example in the hallway. Additional devices can then be connected via USB ports. So also the following night light. Note: The Echo Flex is considered one of the worse representatives of the Echo series, but the quality is completely sufficient for simple weather and news queries.
- Display: Echo Flex and accessories (including night light)
#4 Fun stand for Echo
If you want to live out your fan spirit, you can do something good for yourself with a Star Wars-inspired stand for the smart speaker. He turns your device into the head of Grogu, the iconic character from The Mandalorian. This provides at least a visual change.
The list of Amazon Echo accessories or additional items for Alexa is of course much longer. If you want to upgrade your smart speaker, you will at least find various options.
But you can also spice up your speaker in other ways. With an Alexa voice command, you unlock “Super Mode”. On the other hand, you can optimize the device via the software. So it helps to simply disable some Amazon Alexa settings.
Sources: Amazon, own research
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