What Is Echo Glow?
How Does Echo Glow Work?
The Echo Glow connects to your home Wi-Fi and is controlled by a separate Alexa-enabled device, like an Echo Dot or Echo Plus, or the Alexa app. The smart speaker you use to instruct the Glow doesn’t need to be in the same room; just on the same home network.
Echo Glow doesn’t have any speakers or contain a microphone, so a child can’t actually control it without a separate Alexa-enabled device.
The lights can be dimmed, tuned to any color of the rainbow, cycle through colors, or even operate on routines. Campfire mode, for instance, flickers orange-colored lights while Dance Party triggers the lights to flash like a discotheque. Other visual timers can be set according to family needs.
You can also tap the Glow directly to turn it on, cycle through colors, and turn it off, but it does require a little force so it can’t be accidentally bumped and turned on.
Technical Details to Know
This device is kid-sized: It’s just under 4-inches tall and wide, and weighs about half a pound. It does offer Wi-Fi connectivity, but only for 2.4 GHz/802.11 b/g/n networks. Tapping the Glow makes it cycle through different colors.
Two routines parents will like: A wake-up routine slowly lights the Glow to help kids wake up, while a countdown routine dims the light over time to help them fall asleep.
The light, rated for 100 lumens, is not bright enough to light up an entire room. In terms of lighting, then, think of it more as a nightlight than an actual lamp. The light is contained to the area immediately surrounding the Glow.
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