Customers are pleased with the sound quality, ease of use, and display of the Smart Clock Essential. Many appreciate the included night light, the compact size, and the integration with the Google Assistant for convenient access to information and setting alarms. Positive feedback also highlights the clock's price and design. While some users experienced challenges with WiFi connectivity and initial setup, the overall sentiment is overwhelmingly positive.
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Pros mentioned:
Display, Night light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic Smart Clock at an Incredible Price
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This is a fantastic smart alarm clock featuring the incredible Google Assistant at an unbelievable price. Some wonderful features include the night light on the back (just hold the volume down button to turn it on or off or say “Hey Google turn on/off the night light”), the temperature and weather displayed on the backlit (non-touch) screen, the beautiful woven cloth design, and of course the wonderful Google Assistant, whose voice can be changed in the easy to use Google Home app, where you can control all your Google home compatible devices. Easy to set up and no reason not to buy! Pair it with a Logitech Harmony Hub, or Harmony Home Hub, and control your entertainment devices, and other Harmony compatible devices.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Thank you for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear that the Smart Clock Essential meets your needs so well.
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great deal and pair with Google Home Assistant!
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
So we got this digital clock here at Best Buy.
And we got it on a great deal —- 2 new at $40!
Can you believe that?
More than anything, here’s what we like about this baby:
- it’s a digital clock (the characters are big enough for us to see the time in the living room all the way from the kitchen.)
- it’s easy to various commands such as set alarms, reminders, turning on the tv with Roku, poying music on spotify, etc. (just pair it with Google Home Assistant).
- we play music simultaneously or at the same time in both clock upstairs and downstairs.
- we can control this through various devices we have at home.
- the speaker is good enough for the background (although it is not be as good as Bose or JBL’s bass).
- the dim light feature is also a plus at night while playing lullabies
We haven’t tried charging devices through the USB feature.
All-in-all, this device is worth it for the deal we got, so I definitely recommend!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome clock
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’ve had my clock for a few years now and it has been my life saver lol I love this alarm clock. I’ve never had one issue with my clock, even through power outages, it comes right back on and stays programmed
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Night light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Smart shopper
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a great little device and I love it. It wakes me in the morning and all I have to do is speak to it in order for the alarm to turn off. It’s convenient when I’m laying in bed and want to know the weather, the score of last nights Bruins game or current news. The built in night light really helps at night too. I visited a friend in Las Vegas who had it, and when I returned home I purchased it for myself. Great device, great gift, at a great price. Highly recommend
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Hi! Thanks for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear the features, design, and performance of the Smart Clock Essential is working out so well for you. We appreciate your recommendation.
Pros mentioned:
Display
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little device for a low price
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very nice piece adding to our living room. The display is bright but it automatically dims when the lights are low. Love it!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Display, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Simple, cute clock!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
After we ditched cable, my mom was looking for a small digital clock for the kitchen to replace the one from the DVR. This is just the right size! I love how bright the display is and how it dims at night. Its just a clock, so I don't know why, but I think it looks kinda cute and friendly! Also lenovo owns IBM who basically started the computer industry, meaning this clock is over engineered and has some history behind it, which is cool and funny. Overall, a nice piece of kit that welcomes you when you enter the room!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Thank you for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear that the features and performance of the Smart Clock Essential meets your computing needs so well.
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
GA "sorry I can't set that alarm try again"
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
OK it took me nearly 2 weeks to figure out why a smart clock wouldn't set an voice command alarm. It's a Google bug, not the product's fault. Here's how I fixed it:
1) check your location by saying "hey Google what's my location" obviously middle of the Atlantic Ocean was not correct.
2) set new location address in your Google Home App, change the title from "Home" to let's say your neighborhood name. Mix up the address so things are slightly different but it's still your address. Ex: St. becomes Street, N. becomes North etc...
3) port over your previously added smart devices under the new location. Add them to the desired room in your new location. Don't worry all of your previous smart device preferences will port over.
4) make your new neighborhood title location your new home location.
5) Say "hey Google set at alarm for 9 AM." Worked like a charm.
6) delete original "Home" location.
Note: to get back display auto brightness, do a hard reset on the clock (hold both volume down + alarm button) for 12 seconds, follow voice message. Never use a voice command to adjust the screen brightness again. Really hope Lenovo fixes this with a software update as the clock is still very bright in a dark room.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Hello, thank you for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are sorry to hear you experienced this issue with your alarms and are happy to hear its working for you again. We appreciate your detailed and helpful review. We truly value your feedback as we are always working on ways to improve our Smart Devices.
Pros mentioned:
Display, Night light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google form of the echo with some great features
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Yep it's just like the Google form of Alexa Echo. I really love that it displays the temperature and weather icons for fog, rain, cloudy and sunny. Also whenever I ask Alexa something she can't answer I repeat the question to my smart Google clock and it always has an answer, sometimes it has more than one answer and sends the info to my phone. The nightlight on the back gives it a very modern appeal and is voice activated, so convenient! I took pictures of it with the light on they are included with this review! Happy shopping!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Hi! Thanks for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear the features, design, and performance of the Smart Clock Essential is working out so well for you.
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Night light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it , wakes me up
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Mainly used as an alarm clock, it's loud and annoying ,easy to use, voice commands & also has a night ligh
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Hi! Thanks for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear the features, design, and performance of the Smart Clock Essential is working out so well for you. If you prefer you can set a music alarm featuring your favorite artist or news radio station. Just say 'Ok Google set a music alarm"
Pros mentioned:
Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Time and Temperature together
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Small, accurate and affordable. Really like this stylish clock and weather station.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice Alarm clock with advance functions
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Nice device. Alarm works great. Bluetooth funtions easily. It even has a built-in camera.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Night light
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than expected
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Look way better than the picture. After installing Google Home, the alarm can be used as a speaker too. The volume is loud even though it is so small. The nightlight is bright. You can control the alarm through Google Assistant.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Night light, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing desk gadget for students
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I really like this smart clock I bought this for $25 which is much more cheaper than Google nest mini. Speaker quality is amazing, the most useful feature is nightlight support. Simply say "Hey Google turn on night light" it will enable light on back.
I am a student and for me this product is just amazing.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Hi! Thanks for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear the features, design, and performance of the Smart Clock Essential is working out so well for you!
Pros mentioned:
Display
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love having combo clock/speaker
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Never have to reset the time when power goes out or daylight savings. Nice having a little speaker as well to cast music. Not as good quality as the mini, but nice with combo clock. Nice to see the current temp as well. For the price, great value.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Display, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great clock for entertainment center
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This smart clock is perfect in my entertainment center. It fits nicely into the second shelf below my tv, and yet is easily readable from 10 feet away. The temperature is also easily readable. It is a bargain for this application. I highly recommend it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Display, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product value for money
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It's speaker quality is excellent, it's work as a Bluetooth speaker. I love the product and recommend to my friends and family members across the world.
It's display is very eye shooting during day and night time.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent
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Excellent smart clock. You won’t be disappointed. Very good design. Very modern looking but retaining that old school display. Speaker sound is excellent. Sound fills an entire room. Highly recommend it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Thank you for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear that the features and performance of the Smart Clock Essential meet your needs so well.
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Doesn’t display time/ shows offline on Google Home
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Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’ve purchased this for my wife’s birthday. This clock was fine but it stopped working since last month. I’ve tried resetting it several times and watched several videos on YouTube and followed to reset it but it still offline and doesn’t display time. I’ve waisted several nights but unable to fix this. Since this comes with one year warranty and it’s only few months passed. How can I get a replacement or get this fixed without any charge? Please advise urgently because this is my wife’s bedroom clock and she has been using phone for a back up.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
old school practicality and modern technology
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I'm amazed by how much I've missed the simplicity of turning over in the middle of the night and being able to see the time.
The LED clock face is never too bright during the night. The compact design allows it to fit nicely on my small bedside table.
Most importantly, it is equipped with Google Assistant; I can ask it to turn on the lamp, wake me up, or update me on the weather.
This may make a nice Mother's or Father's Day gift. It's the perfect mix of old school practicality and modern technology.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from Lenovo Product Expert
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Thank you for choosing the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential. We are pleased to hear that the Smart Clock Essential meets your needs so well.
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great choice
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought on a whim, love it. Coolest little clock I ever owned. It even tells me jokes.