Amazon Echo Flex

Amazon still has work to do to protect user privacy, but this new Flex boasts some impressive smarts.

Want Alexa in your home? Now all you need is a power outlet

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  Affordable, Stays out of the way, Accessories are cool

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  Sound quality is poor, Looks meh, Only one accessory at a time

While nobody needs to have Alexa in every single room, it is actually very useful to have. This cheap smart speaker is a great way to fill the gaps around your home without having messy cables or devices lying around everywhere - it just plugs directly into the wall.

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  Compact and wire-free, Very easy to set up and use, Charge your devices using the USB

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  Sound quality is poor, Multifunction button is pointless

Don’t worry about the weak, tinny speaker - the Echo Flex combines a bargain-basement price tag with compact design and useful connectivity features to provide a truly tempting introduction to voice-control technology. And, at this price, you can afford to buy one for every room too!

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  Compact and affordable, Dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 3.5mm connector, Expandable via USB port

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  Poor sound quality, Limited streaming services, Amazon is listening

Echo Flex: The Echo Flex literally plugs a gap but can you have too many Echo devices?

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  Cheap and compact, Doubles up as a USB charger, Clever add ons

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  Dreadful sound quality

A plug-in smart speaker for every room in your home

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  Inexpensive, Easy to set up and use, Fully functional Alexa voice capabilities

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  Weak audio, Works best with a high, unobscured wall outlet

For the price, the Echo Flex is a great little device for all your Alexa needs, except music. The night light and motion sensor add-ons make it surprisingly versatile, too.

The Echo Flex inherits the ability to connect to an existing speaker from the Echo Input but also adds some nifty features which make it a better gadget overall. But who is the Echo Flex really for? Let’s find out.

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  Plug & Play anywhere, USB port for charging

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  Can take up space of other sockets due to bulky design, Tinny speaker

The price for the Echo Flex is Rs 2,999 and it’s available on Amazon India. The Flex is currently the cheapest Echo device with a compact design and offers a wire-free experience. The speaker is good for voice commands and smart home control, not meant for music playback.

Another Amazon echo is available in India and here is the Amazon Echo Flex unboxing and review, this is a plug and play device that looks like a travel charger. This looks like a travel charger, in fact it is a smart voice control device that has built in speaker and a USB port to connect cable and...

I wanted this to have a night light in my bathroom that would go on at sunset and off at sunrise. This fit the bill for me. I'm very happy with this purchase. I've added a few pics of the night light. The light has a variety of color choices - I've added pics showing all of the available colors.

Great little product to go with the echo flex, very versatile and smart enough to be used for more than just a night light. My one and only complaint is that the "white" color setting is pretty orange, and not very bright. Ended up using "pink" instead for a much brighter light.

I had trouble getting Alexa to recognize it. I had had no trouble setting up other Alexa devices, but this one had me stumped. However, I got it to work very simply by saying "Alexa, find the first light." She promptly connected and this has worked fine for me since.

It works great as a night light for my bathroom. I put the Exho flex in there so I can listen to music or if something happens to me I can have it get me help but this way I won’t fall over anything cause I can’t see in the bathroom.

I got the Echo Flex in the hope that it would allow me to use Alexa for background music and the news in a small room that I have no place to use a regular Echo due to lack of a place to sit it near a socket Most reviews stated the speaker was really bad and not able to be heard easy over any noise.

Alexa responds very quickly to turn on the lights which I'm happy, it does sound a little tinny but can't complain for the price as its very portable

For the price, they're (bought more then one) great value for money in rooms where you don't have an Alexa device - the only downside for me is the maximum volume. Due to the size of them, the speaker inside probably isn't big - doesn't go very loud at all in full volume..

I like that you can plug it anyway into a socket whether it's a wall or extension lead. Saves having a wire trailing behind or trying to hide wire. It can pick up your voice from a far distance and understand your command. Easy to install. Easy to set routines.

I was lucky enough to pick this up on special for only £5! :) Have it attached to an old circa 2000 Sony stereo for radio and music streaming! You can also cast and stream to it directly from music services such as Spotity.

I purchased the Echo Flex primarily to add smart voice control to a room that isn't in constant use. The idea was to have an Alexa-enabled device without spending too much. The Echo Flex is a compact device that plugs directly into an outlet.