Amazon releases most of its new Echo lineup, including sleep-focused alarm clock
Amazon has begun shipping most of the new Echo devices it recently announced, among them a bedside alarm clock built around sleep tracking rather than a camera. The device uses ultrasound to detect sleep stages and can trigger smart alarms timed to ease users awake, an optional feature users can turn off.
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By skipping a camera, Amazon may be addressing privacy concerns that have dogged past smart home and bedside devices, especially ones placed in bedrooms. The ultrasound-based sleep tracking suggests Amazon is pushing further into health and wellness monitoring through its Echo ecosystem, a space increasingly contested by wearables and smart home rivals.
- Amazon has released nearly all of its newly announced Echo devices.
- A new bedside alarm clock uses ultrasound instead of a camera to track sleep stages.
- Smart alarms can ease users awake, with the feature being optional.
Amazon Echo Dot with Clock — If you're intrigued by Amazon's new sleep-focused bedside gear, the Echo Dot with Clock is a great entry point into Alexa's smart alarm ecosystem without a camera in your bedroom. It pairs nicely with routines and smart home gadgets to ease your mornings, just like the new device described in the article.
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