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With the Essential, the pretense of a smart display is gone altogether; the LCD screen has been replaced with a basic LED display. It’s really more of a Google-powered speaker with a clock. As a ...

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I’ve often wondered why Google doesn’t come out with an answer to Amazon’s Echo Dot with Clock. Lenovo must have been on the same wavelength, because that’s just what the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential ...

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As we wake up from the collective Mandela Effect naggingly telling us that Daylight Savings Time shifts were permanently voted out, it is only natural to start thinking of a better way. Well, now at ...

Lenovo added to its smart clock lineup last year with the $50 Essential, a parred-down but still quite smart riff on the original. While Black Friday sales knocked 50 percent off the Smart Clock ...

In 2019 Lenovo and Google teamed up for the first Lenovo Smart Clock. The Smart Clock was well-received but did have some bugs and issues coming out of the gate. Lenovo has since been refining the ...

While Lenovo may not be physically in attendance at CES 2022, that hasn’t stopped the company from making some cool product announcements. To help upgrade your smart home game, Lenovo announced the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. First-party devices from the likes of Google and Amazon usually get all the attention when it comes to smart speakers and smart displays. But ...

We’ve enjoyed our time with Lenovo’s Smart Clocks, which pack nice displays and Google Assistant voice functionality into a series of cute-looking alarm clocks for your nightstand. But if you prefer ...