Its compact 4.1 x 3.8 x 3.6″ design helps make the Echo Spot a convenient addition to nearly any room in the house. The screen’s viewing angle makes it well suited for use on a nightstand or desk as a smart alarm clock that can also turn your lights on and off, show your commute time, get the weather, or show your calendar. You can also use the Spot in the kitchen to set and see timers, call friends and family, see shopping and to-do lists, and more.

The Echo Spot can connect directly to speakers using an 1/8″ stereo cable or Bluetooth to add voice control to your home stereo system in the living room or den. Plus, with multi-room music, you can play your favorites throughout your home across multiple Echo devices (Bluetooth not supported for multi-room music).

For news and information you can see and hear, just ask Alexa for your video flash briefing from CNN, Bloomberg, and more. You can also ask to see the latest movie trailers, how-to videos, and more.

The Echo Spot helps keep you organized at home. Start a timer in the kitchen and watch as it counts down, or view and manage your family’s calendar. Sign-in to the Alexa App to take your to-do and shopping lists with you. Add an item to the list from home, and whoever is out shopping will see it added instantly on their Alexa App.

The Echo Spot provides hands-free voice control for your music. Watch as the display shows you song lyrics, custom stations, curated playlists, and album art with Amazon Music.

The Echo Spot also connects to Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn, giving you voice control for all your music. The Echo Spot is Bluetooth-enabled, so you can stream other popular music services like Apple Music from your phone or tablet.

Use the Echo Spot to see a live camera feed from the nursery or your front door. Turn on the fan or dim the lights from the couch – all without lifting a finger. Control multiple devices at scheduled times or with a single voice command, like locking the doors and turning off the lights when you go to bed.

The Echo Spot works with smart home devices such as cameras, lights, TVs, fans, thermostats, garage doors, sprinklers, and more. Compatible smart home connected brands include Ring, WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, ecobee, Wink, and others.

Make hands-free voice calls to any of your contacts, or video calls to friends and family who have an Echo Spot, Echo Show, or the Alexa App. When you’re busy making dinner, just ask Alexa to place a call from your Echo Spot to anyone. You can also enable the Drop In feature for when you want to connect instantly with other Echo devices in your home or those of your closest family and friends. For example, you can drop in to ask what time dinner will be ready, see the baby’s nursery, or check in with a close relative.

With the Alexa App, conversations and contacts go where you go. When you’re away from home, use the app to make a quick call or send a message to your family’s Echo. Alexa calling and messaging is free – to get started, download the latest version of the Alexa App on a smartphone with iOS 9.0 or higher or Android 5.0 or higher, then verify your mobile phone number.

The Echo Spot can use tens of thousands of skills and counting. Skills add more capabilities, like ordering a pizza from Domino’s, requesting a ride from Uber, tracking your fitness with Fitbit, controlling your TV with Dish, and more. To enable new skills, just ask Alexa. New skills are being added all the time. You can also see ratings and reviews to learn what other customers are saying about the thousands of skills available in the Alexa App.

Alexa is always getting smarter: the more you use the Echo Spot, the more Alexa adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences. And because Echo is always connected, updates are delivered automatically.

Plug in the Echo Spot, connect to the Internet, and ask it for music, weather, news, videos, and more.