Alexa gets screen: Amazon Echo Spot a good introduction to smart assistants

The Echo Spot unlike Alexa has a touchscreen, which makes it a bit more interactive

With three Alexa devices already at home, Amazon Echo Spot (Rs 12,999) was easy to set up. And while I wasted a lot of time setting clock faces (and customising them with my photos), do bear in mind that this has a connected camera. To put all privacy concerns to rest, I disabled the camera from the settings.

Not only is the Spot able to do everything that the other Alexa devices do, but it also has a touchscreen, which makes it a bit more interactive. I was able to listen to and read my news briefings (and watch a few