Homeowners say Amazon’s latest device is the product they’ve been “waiting for.” Amazon recently launched the Echo Hub, and it’s already proving popular with shoppers.
The Echo Hub costs £169.99 and is designed as a control panel for smart home devices such as Alexa, Fire TV Stick and Ring Doorbell.
Gadget fans can use Echo Hub to control lights, smart plugs, camera feeds, thermostats, and more. Echo Hub is made from 27% recycled materials.
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The product description says: “Introducing Echo Hub, an easy-to-use Alexa-enabled control panel for your smart home devices. Control your lights, smart plugs, camera feeds, and more just by asking Alexa or tapping your display.
“Customize the controls and widgets that appear on your dashboard to quickly adjust your devices, view cameras, start routines, and more. Compatible with thousands of connected locks, thermostats, speakers, and more. Yes, it works seamlessly using a smart home hub with built-in syncing for WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Matter, and Thread devices.
“Echo Hub can be wall-mounted anywhere there’s an electrical outlet. To hide cables, use an in-wall cable pass-through or a Power over Ethernet adapter (both sold separately). Tabletop stand ( (sold separately).”
So far, as of this writing, the Echo Hub has a 3.1-star rating on Amazon. Sarah said: “I saw early reviews from some buyers and couldn’t understand what they were expecting. It’s described as an Echo Hub, which is a smart home control panel. , that’s exactly what it is. It’s not all singing and dancing.” Echo Show 15 is a control panel. Do exactly what you want. Easy access to devices, groups, routines, and multi-room music controls, and amazingly syncs if you have a Ring camera. We have two stick up his cams in the backyard and the live view of the cameras is great for us as they cover different areas so we can watch them at the same time when we want to keep an eye on the dog. ”
Another customer posted: “I just got my Echo hub on Thursday, February 22, 2024. I love it. It’s slightly thicker than a tablet, but not by much. I love the fact that I can see live streams from 4 different cameras. “Once.” I really like the widget. Hive Heating, all lights and robovacs are visible and everything is easy to find. I like the display. I think this would work well in a smart home. The more you use it, the more effective it becomes. I like that. “
Daniel commented: “I’ve been waiting for this product for a long time and my first thought is that it’s well made and just as great as I expected. The UI is much better than the Echo Show or light controls. , surveillance cameras, door cameras, and music are just a few clicks instead of 5 or more in the show.It’s very easy to set up and I love the form factor.This device is It’s worth the time to properly mount it on the wall.The first touchscreen controller I used is a strong competitor to professional control systems at a fraction of the price and setup cost.To summarize, initial impressions are Well, I hope this device helps me regain trust in Alexa, but it will only happen over time. Let me know!”
Anthony called it “the Echo product I’ve been waiting for,” adding: “I placed my order here in the UK as soon as I received the email that it was available. While waiting for my item to arrive, I watched some reviews on YouTube. “Overall I’m impressed and… , it’s a step forward for my setup. I’m obsessed with Ring alarms and cameras. This is definitely not the right product for someone who’s just tinkering with home automation. Save your money.”
However, some people aren’t fans of the Echo Hub. “This is not a smart hub. This is a smart control panel. It should be called the Echo Smart Dashboard. Echo Hub is very misleading, not just calling it a smart hub. Adding routines to it is I can’t, and there’s no button.”
Echo Hub is available from Amazon for £169.99. Elsewhere, John Lewis is selling his Google Nest Hub for his £219.