Time’s running out for Amazon’s Echo Dot with Clock

We’ve always had a soft spot for Amazon’s clock-packing Echo Dot, what with its eye-catching LED display that tells the time and shows the weather. Alas, the Echo Dot with Clock is reportedly ticking off its final minutes on Amazon’s shelves. 

Amazon has decided to discontinue the Echo Dot with Clock, which is currently on its fifth generation, as reported by The Verge. 

For now, the “Cloud Blue” version of the Echo Dot with Clock remains available, selling on Amazon for its list price of $59.99. 

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But once the last remaining units of the fifth-gen Echo Dot with Clock sell out, the speaker will be gone for good, according to an Amazon rep quoted in The Verge’s story. 

It’s worth noting that while Amazon is discontinuing the Echo Dot with Clock, all indications are that existing Dot with Clock speakers will continue to work.

We’ve reached out to Amazon for confirmation and more details. 

News of the coming demise of the Echo Dot with Clock comes just weeks after Amazon revived the Echo Spot, the Alexa-powered smart alarm clock that Amazon first killed off back in 2019. 

The new version of the Echo Spot comes with a 2.83-inch digital display that can serve as a clock face, similar to the Echo Dot with Clock.  

Amazon may well consider the second-gen Echo Spot to be a replacement for the Echo Dot with Clock—although with its $79.99 list price, the new Echo Spot is considerably pricier than the outgoing Dot with Clock. (We’ll have a full review of the new Echo Spot soon.)

The Echo Dot with Clock first came on the scene in 2019, alongside the third-generation Echo Dot.  

Basically the same speaker as the Dot save for an LED display that peeks out from the device’s mesh covering, the Echo Dot with Clock can display the time, with the latest version also capable of showing the weather (complete with temperature and icons for sun, clouds, and rain) as well as the currently playing music track. 

The fifth-generation Echo Dot with Clock landed in 2022, and besides its larger display, the newest version also boasts an ambient temperature sensor, an accelerometer for recognizing gestures, and the ability to extend the range of Amazon’s Eero mesh Wi-Fi routers. 

We gave the latest Echo Dot with Clock high marks in our review, calling it the “best entry-level smart speaker” on the market. 

But if you want to pick one up, now’s the time, before Amazon’s stock runs out for good.