The shit. Dumb.

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Amazon Echo Spot
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Amazon Echo Spot

By Amazon.

$110
Amazon US, October 2026. Prices change.

A microphone on the bedside table, permanently connected, that will also read you the news and sell you things. Getting up was hard enough already.

Online
Wi-Fi, Ethernet or cellular. An attacker can be anywhere, and it can collect data.
Cloud-dependent
Needs the maker's servers or app to work, so the maker can switch it off.

Buy the dumb one instead

We do not link to the smart one. You can find it.

Survival checklist

What it survives, next to the dumb one.
1
=SURVIVES(threat)Survives…
ThisAmazon Echo Spot
The dumb oneDumb oneWestclox keywound alarm clock
2
Power cut
FALSE
TRUE
3
Wi-Fi goes down
FALSE
TRUE
4
The company switches off its servers
FALSE
TRUE
5
Someone tries to hack it
FALSE
TRUE
6
A firmware update goes wrong
FALSE
TRUE
7
Twenty years from now
FALSE
TRUE
8
=COUNTIF(TRUE)Total
0 of 60/6
6 of 66/6

The dumb one is the Westclox keywound alarm clock.

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Wakes you gently, then listens all day.

Amazon Echo Spot

$110
Online · Cloud-dependent A microphone by the bed. Bold.