Lenovo – Smart Clock with Google Assistant – Charcoal

Only thing i dont like is i cant watch my arlo cameras on the google clock like the nest display. I do like the usb in the back for my wireless charger made my dresser look better.

i bought the Lenovo Smart Clock 8/17/2019 and so far it is working fairly well. It does most things I want and I looks pretty sharp on the nightstand. The alarm clock portion couldn’t be better.
However, I do have some problems with the “smarts of the speaker” and the hardware itself.
1. The software (smarts) – There is no continued conversation. After having this on all the other smart speakers and displays I really miss it. I have read forums and posts saying its coming so I’m keeping my fingers crossed. There is also no home view like you get with the Google Hub and Lenvovo displays. You also can’t pair this with a Bluetooth speaker for better quality sound.
2 The hardware – The speaker in this clock is super anemic. You can crank it all the way up and its OK but I feel you shouldn’t have to do that. My Google Mini speakers, though similar in size, put out way better sound. As an alarm clock you can make it loud enough to work and even when using the assistant its OK but it isn’t designed of listening to music. Adding the ability to pair a Bluetooth speaker with it like all other Google Assistant devices allow, even the Google Home Hub does this, would elevate the problem.
I bought this to replace Best Buy’s own Insignia Portable smart clock speaker and if the ability to add a Bluetooth speaker isn’t added I’ll be moving the Insignia back to my nightstand. I’m keeping it though and will move it somewhere else, just wanted people buying it to know these things in advanced.
My rating would be 5/5 if the software issues were corrected by either Lenovo or Google. This device could be great. I’ve tried reaching out to both but have gotten no reply from either.

I have this in my bedroom on the nightstand and couldn’t be happier. I can turn on Pandora, jump in the shower and not only still hear the music, but it can hear me as well. The interface is very easy to use and read. Setup took like 2 minutes.

Very decent smart clock for the money. Very well surprised to find I could view my back door security cam on the screen. I knew the camera was supported on our nest hub but I wasn’t so sure on this. It’s great. Nice having a smart device in the bedroom to turn on the smart plugs & lights and etc. Also like the hard button to mute the mic. My wife told me she wants one now for her side of the bed. She likes how dark it gets at night (you can turn the screen fully off by asking the Google assistant to turn off dusplay) and how bright it is during the daytime. Very nice device at a very reasonable price tag.