No One Needs Amazon's Wall-Mounted Echo Show

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This big-ass smart display is gorgeous to look at, but the software and camera need serious work.

You can mount the Echo Show 15 on the wall horizontally or vertically, depending on your use case. The current available mounting hardware doesn’t let you switch between layouts while it’s in use.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t test the Echo Show 15 on the wall because I’m not allowed to put holes in them without permission . The device weighs almost five pounds, and it’s too dense for a row of Command strips. Instead, I used the Echo Show 15 propped on the sold-separatelyIf you don’t want to put holes in your walls, you can buy a tilt stand for the Echo Show 15.

Amazon will also ask if you want to turn the Echo Show 15’s 5-megapixel camera into a surveillance device for quick check-ins while you’re away. And it’ll ask you to optwireless mesh network. In both cases, you can decline.Florence Ion / Gizmodosome physical buttons. There are three on the top of the device for volume control and quick mute, as well as a slider for blocking off the camera. The Echo Show 15 also has 1.

. The first widget I set up was the smart home controller, which I used almost every day on my way downstairs as I remembered I left the closet light on in my bedroom. I can shut it off with a quick tap on the Echo Show 15, which surfaces the widget as I approach it.Currently, there are less than 20 widgets available and you’re limited to using a total of six at a time. I hope this will expand down the line as Amazon has opened up widgets to app developers.

; a trio of lists accessible through the Alexa app, including sticky notes, a to-do list, a shopping list; and a maps widget with current traffic conditions. There’s also a weather widget and one that displays your Amazon package tracking informationas well as suggestions for where to order from based on your location.

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