This Google Nest Hub alternative can wirelessly charge your phone

This Google Nest Hub alternative tin wirelessly charge your phone

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The $89 Lenovo Smart Clock 2 is the visitor's newest Google Assistant smart display packing a neat trick. With an optional accompaniment, the clock doubles as a nightlight and wireless phone charger.

While it tin't be used for video calls similar the Amazon Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen) and doesn't track your slumber like the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen), the Lenovo Smart Clock ii is an intelligent alternative without cameras or torso-watching sensors.

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Like the original fabric-swathed Lenovo Smart Clock, 1 of the best Google Home speakers for your bedside, this meaty device is many things at once. Information technology'due south a speaker for listening to music or podcasts, screen for seeing your photos and, of class, an alarm clock.

The warning clock needn't be sophisticated — what more does someone demand than to see the fourth dimension and be alerted when to wake? — just Lenovo has handled its approach to upgrading the venerable alarm clock masterfully. It made the alarm clock smarter without over-complicating it.

But terminal yr's, brandish-less $49 Lenovo Smart Clock Essential was perhaps a little also simple. That'due south why we're excited for the Smart Clock 2's 4-inch color touchscreen.

There are a number of smart displays that don't take up much space, equally well as ones with more "smart" features. Simply none that have a defended accompaniment that saves you even more infinite with a built-in nightlight and wireless smartphone charging pad.

Lenovo Smart Clock 2 starts at $89.99 and is expected to get available September 2021.

Kate Kozuch is a senior writer at Tom's Guide covering wearables, TVs and everything smart-home related. When she's not in cyborg manner, you tin find her on an exercise bike or channeling her inner celebrity chef. She and her robot army will rule the world one day, but until so, reach her at kate.kozuch@futurenet.com.