Genie AK-T1241211 2 Watt Wireless Bluetooth Bookshelf Speaker with Alexa (Black)

Eufy is a well known company with a successful business in floor robotics. I won't complain about the looks and the sound of the genie both being impressive but eufy not having its own soul inside the genie is like borrowing alexa time to time from the echo and that is second grade stuff. Alexa simply refuses to understand you at will. I don't know if she is moody with the echo too but genie lacks in many things the echo has. Why Amazon should promote the genie which is a competitor to its own echo, beats me but they seem to be charting an early death for the intelligent speaker category market with a dysfunctional alexa. Customers do not like to throw out their money for such silly corporate experimentations. Robotics would die an unfortunate death if their OEMs do not come together to standardise things on a cooperative basis, as customers start forming opinion about the general category based on their experience with the half bodies like the genie. Having said that, I was skeptical about spending money for the echo. The genie is a cheaper option for those who want to test these troubled waters out of curiosity. Worst come worst, you stand to loose only 2000 and not 5000 like the overpriced echo dot

So this speaker is really good but it's more of a n Alexa enabled speaker than an echo device. Few things here: 1. Like the normal echo this works on power and doesn't have its own battery. 2. A big feature lacking here is, it doesn't have the communication function between different Alexa devices. 3. The sound quality is louder and clearer than the echo 4th gen. This is not an ideal purchase for buyerswho already have an echo but for the first purchase it's the way to go.

This Does respond to Alexa, but while playing any music it will seize to respond. I have been getting the standard response "I sorry, am having trouble understanding right now. Please try again later." This is annoying, cannot change the playlist or stop the music. Smart Home devices work normally. Calling feature is not enabled for this device. The low cost of the device justifies buying it, but not responding at it's will is an annoyance. Would never recommend this as a first device, else folks will get discouraged by Alexa devices.

This is definitely not a well known product or anything still I bought it because it kept showing up on my amazon home page right from the day I searched for the echo family smart speakers. So I decided to give it a try and I bought it. From my one month experience with this tiny speaker I kinda like it at the same I want to break into pieces sometimes due to some of it's annoying downsides. Amazon reviews work in the classic pros & cons segregation way and I'm gonna stick to it. Here's my list of pros and cons. PROS : * The speaker with the glossy bottom and the matte finish top looks clean and slick. In fact, if you're not a big fan of the echo dot's flat cylindrical design, then this one is a worthy alternative to look for. * It has a 2 watt mono speaker at the bottom and it sounds just fine. It is not fair to expect crystal clear audio quality and glass shattering bass from a budget smart speaker like this but the speaker can fill a whole house with it's sound and there are no noticeable distortions or anything * With just upward facing microphones what this little thing can do is an absolute wonder. I even tried triggering it with my voice approximately 8 meters away from the speaker and it did recognize my command nice and clear. * The addition of a 3.5mm jack at the back is a good addon as it makes the speaker double as a normal speaker by hooking it to an external source. CONS : * The top has a rubberized finish and underneath it lies the control buttons which are extremely hard to press and there are no software based way to control the speaker. * While starting up the speaker it takes like more than 50 seconds to load up which makes you wait even to listen to your favorite beat.\ * Being a smart speaker with good audio output, I use it most of the time for music streaming and that comes with a serious downside. After playing or while playing music if I try access the speaker, it fails to respond and throws a big red light on my face indicating that it is having trouble understanding me. I even tried updating the firmware but I had no luck even then. * The dual mic is all good and clear provided that there is no background noise. With increased background noise, the mic fails to recognize my command even when I am near to it. * The eufy home app doesn't have much options to access or control the speakers which makes the app useless beyond the point of setting up the speaker. Even though the amazon alexa app could do a few things happen, it'd have been better to have some software based accessibility options from the manufacturer them self. * Last but not the least, the downside which makes me avoid this speaker is alexa (irony...right??). Alexa is good, but it is not as good as it is to power a full fledged smart home appliance which is my opinion. It stutters to respond back with the appropriate response for some complex queries and it failed me a few times. That's all with my reasons to get this speaker and avoid this speaker. Initially I gave it just 3 stars as it was priced same as the old echo dot but now considering the Rs.1500 price tag, this one's with no doubt a great deal. It lacks a few features which are present in the echo dot but for 1500 this one's a worthy smart speaker. If you're interested to watch the full video review covering more tests like audio sample test and mic range test, then head over to my YT channel -- it assistors

The above mentioned product is not good. The software eufy clean is worst and is not easy to handle. The item is not shown in the app and also there is no product barcode in the manual to add it manually. Overall the software and the steps given for setting are all worst. At the same time Amazon's Alexa product is too good and is very easy to setup. I am writing this because I want to cancel the order and want refund. I don't want the replacement because the problem is with their software... So Amazon please try to make refund. Already I had a talk with Amazon Executive online and asked for refund. Monday 22nd the return pickup is scheduled and also the refund... Thanks

I am very satisfied with this gadget, asthetics, look and feel, an esp. the quality of sound and the microphone sensitivity. This Alexa enabled smart speaker has exactly the same functionality of echo dot for Rs. 2000. The only extra step you have to do is to install the Eufy Genie Home app on your smartphone (Install the Alexa app from Playstore as the first step). Create a Eufy Genie account, login, follow the steps to detect the device, and then click on the listed device to connect the device to your AWS account. One precaution you have to take is that when connecting to your AWS account, make sure NOT to select AP (Asia Pacific) location (I chose some US location), so as to correctly connect to your Amazon account Connecting to the speaker with the Eufy Genie Home app was a breeze, and so was connecting to my AWS account. Once AWS account is connected, this device also appears in the Alexa app, and you can much more.

I already had an Echo Dot and an Alexa capable Marshall speaker with me before I purchased this clone. And Echo Dot works like a charm while the Marshall speaker is just *chef’s kiss*. But then I ordered this Genie for my bedroom so that I can control my light and AC. It gets the job done but doesn’t have the feel of the real Echo. It carries out orders, plays music, and answers (some) of your questions but lacks the charm and suave of the Amazon Echo. The biggest problem I have with this clone is with its hearing capability. Whereas the original Echo responds to the slightest calling, this one requires me to YELL its name (and sometimes twice or thrice). Now I am using it in my bathroom where I have to SCREAM its name multiple times for it to register. Then it also lacks some basic features, like it cant be paired with TV or phone as a speaker. It does not have the skill sets like the original Echo. And, is a bit slower than the real thing. But if you haven’t user Echo dot before, or just need another echo to control devices, you can try putting your money in it. But don't believe even for a second that it can replace the Eco Dot.

Doesn't work most of the times It stops connecting to wifi. Hardly can use for 5 mins a day. Even commands of playing music not working. Only good to tell us time and weather. Useless