Echo Glow (newest model), Night light for kids, Works with Alexa

I love this little light! We use it for my son in his room. We've set routines in order to visually let him know that it's time to quiet down and when it's lights out. It'll let us change the color at a certain time and dims automatically at the time you set yourself. We've also set it to turn green on the weekends at a certain time so he knows when too wake up. You can set certain days with certain colors or activities and can change from day to day! You can also set up mood lighting. The app was easy to use and the light was super easy to set up.

My kids love having this in their room! It's such a fun thing for them to control. They always pick different colors before bed and i like knowing that if they get down from their loft bed they have some light to help them on their journey to the bathroom or the fridge for a snack! You can control the colors and the brightness of this. Was super easy to setup!

I purchased this for myself (no children in the home) and I am loving it. I had been using a nightlight skill on my Echo for a few years but sometimes Alexa had a hard time understanding my sleepy voice and by the time I said "Alexa make my night light glow" 3-4 times until she finally understood what I was saying I was wide awake lol. This little light is perfect. I still use Alexa to turn it on & I use it several times a night from the time I go to bed and then get up for the day & thus far, Alexa has understood me every time. I named it Archie & I just give Alexa the command to turn Archie on/off, increase/ decrease brightness, etc. I like the fact that I can adjust the brightness - for example, when I first go to bed I like it a little brighter when I am arranging my pillows (I call it nesting); sometimes I leave it on all night. Having green eyes makes me very sensitive to lights especially at night & this gives me the option of changing to a color that does not make me squint or wake me up in the dead of night. I prefer the rotating colors but you can set it for a solid color or a campfire effect. It does have a disco effect but I haven't found much use for that but I am sure the kids would love that. You can set a timer or use it to help wake you up. I have 4 cats & it helps me see who is on the bed with me in the dark. I used to like it pitch black in the room but after a health scare this past summer I added a constant nightlight in my bedroom and I had yet to find one that didn't bother my eyes. I read this was coming out & pre-ordered it in September and I am glad that I waited & got this before buying anything else. I am all about Amazon and Alexa enabled devices & this is definitely a useful tool to add to my collection of devices in my home. You can change the setting from Alexa enabled to tapping the light to turn it off & on but mine is not on my nightstand and that wouldn't work for me. I don't see a need to have one in every room but I am sure if I had children in the home they would all want one. I remember when my daughter was a baby I installed a red bulb in a lamp in her room because I had read it would allow you to see without causing the wake up effects of a regular bulb. This would have been great to have back then & I could have experimented with different colors to see which worked best for my situation. The rotating colors blend seamlessly from one to the next creating a soothing effect if you are looking at it. I just got it so I can't speak as to how long it will last or what to do if the bulb(s) go out but I am sure a call to customer service will result in a quick answer when/if that time comes. There is no batteries so a power outage will be miserable since I am already attached to the convenience of it. I would definitely purchase this as a gift for a small child or expectant mother & I think that they would be delighted.

The Echo Glow is an excellent product that nearly earns a five-star rating, held back only by one significant quirk: its overly sensitive tap-to-change sensor. The integrated accelerometer is so responsive that simple vibrations on a table surface can cause the light to change colors unexpectedly. Since the app settings do not allow the tap function to be permanently disabled, users must add a custom command to the end of routines to ensure the "Tap" feature is turned off. Aside from this frustration, the product has been exactly what we needed. We wanted a device to emulate a salt lamp in the bedroom—offering more control than a smart switch and less bulk than a traditional lamp. When properly set up with routines and the Tap function disabled, the Glow performs this task perfectly. It was extremely easy to set up, too.

à must For children and Adults lol. Calming, Soft vibrant Colors. Whole family loves. Was easy to connect. Fits wherever you need it to, with plug 🔌 inn

The Echo Glow has quickly become one of my favorite additions to my smart home setup. Affordable and versatile, I now have two of them—one in my baby's room and another strategically placed behind my PS5 and TV. This nifty little device not only adds a cool technological touch to my home but also serves as a multi-functional lamp that adapts to different moods. One of the things I love most about the Echo Glow is its adaptability. You can place it behind objects to create a stunning lightning decoration that gives your house a futuristic look. This feature truly shines when you want to set the mood or add an aesthetic touch to your home's interior. I've used the Echo Glow as a lamp in various areas of my house, and it's been a game-changer. The ability to adjust the brightness and color to match the atmosphere I desire is fantastic. Whether I'm reading a book, enjoying a movie night, or simply winding down after a long day, the Echo Glow provides the perfect lighting. The different modes and effects are where the Echo Glow truly stands out. In my PS5 setup, I have it configured with a slow blue breathing effect, creating an immersive and dynamic backlighting experience. It adds an extra layer of excitement to my gaming sessions. Plus, I can change the effects with voice commands through Alexa and set up routines to adapt to the time of day seamlessly. The Echo Glow's integration with Alexa is a big plus. It makes controlling the lighting easy and convenient, whether I want to change colors, set timers, or create custom routines. It seamlessly fits into my smart home ecosystem. In summary, the Echo Glow is a versatile and budget-friendly addition to any smart home. Its ability to transform your space with different lighting effects and moods is impressive. Whether you want to add a cool technological touch to your home or create dynamic lighting for specific activities, the Echo Glow delivers. I can't recommend it enough, especially for those who enjoy a touch of tech-savvy decor and ambiance control. It's a fantastic investment that adds both style and functionality to your living space.

This was recently given to me as a gift. It is a good device, not great, with some shortcomings. Yes, it is made in China, says that right on the bottom of the device. Hopefully many of these are software issues that will improve with future updates. Out of the box, it is an attractive light with a quality feeling glass dome, so be careful that it doesn’t get dropped and broken, especially when being used by chilldren. The power cord is a shiny white cord and plug that looks like something from the Apple universe, and it also has a large tag that has to be cut off, or annoyingly left in place. I had to be careful not to nick the power cord when cutting it off. I guess if this cord needs a warning, then every corded device that a person can buy needs a warning. And in order to activate the device, I had to go online, sign an Amazon electronic consent form, and enter my credit card CVV code, or it would not let me use the device. Since Amazon already has my credit card information, this was not so much a financial privacy issue, as just annoying. They do this because the device is marketed to children, but to my knowledge, a lot of toys can be bought on line from Amazon without signing consent forms. Maybe it was just put there on advice of Amazon’s legal team. I wondered if they want a consent form for seizure prone children, maybe because the light can be made to flash different colors, as in Disco mode, or flicker, as in Campfire mode? If so, I did not see a seizure warning on the consent form. Set up is fairly easy, and the instructions are included in the box. I set it up from the app, not from a Amazon Echo device; the app was fast and easier. For my other WiFi enable lightbulbs, I just needed to say “Alexa, set up my WiFi devices,” and they all worked. That did not work with the Glow, but using the app was fast. The Glow does not have a microphone, so it doesn’t take voice commands. The first and most difficult problem is that frequently, and this is very frequently, the Glow loses the WiFi Connection. Commands are frequently and intermittently responded to by “Sorry, ‘Glow’ is not responding,” if you name the device Glow. I tried different names for the device, none of the names affected this intermittent non-responding problem. If I wait one minute, it might work again without doing anything different, then a minute later, it may or may not respond again. Even when it loses the WiFi connection, the tap function and the switch on the back still work. The WiFi connection can be reset by going through the setup function again with the Alexa app, but this is time consuming and frustrating, and then the device will work for a few minutes, then start losing the connection again. It could be that the WiFi connection is weak for this device, but at least where I have it set up, there is an Echo Plus and an Echo Tap nearby, and it is only about 40 feet from the router, and the other devices continue to work fine while the Glow loses the connection. The Echo Plus is just inches away and almost never loses the connection. In addition, I have found that unplugging the device, and plugging it back in and waiting half a minute generally will reset the connection as well. This is faster than going through the app. I would be curious to see if this is just the device I received, or if it is a problem with others as well. The light is not very bright. It functions fine for entertainment for kids, (it is marketed for this purpose, so this is not a negative) but the kids get tired of it after a few minutes. It works as a night light, haven’t had it long enough to see if it fails due to losing the WiFi connection, but the first night it worked fine. It can be set to augment an alarm to wake up in the morning, but for the most part it should be set to white light and maximum brightness, and even then, probably should have a traditional alarm right next to it, because it is not likely to be bright enough to rouse most people from sleep. When it is in a color mode, it is even less bright, as is to be expected for the most part. It can work fairly well for mood lighting in an otherwise dim room. The timer works fine, but again since it frequently loses the WiFi connection, it may be frustrating to set the timer. Regarding software updates, like with all Amazon devices, some of these may improve with future new hardware generations of the product, and it is not always clear that older products will be supported with future software releases. Sometimes this is due to limitations of the old hardware. Sometimes there is the maddening suspicion that the limits on software updates for older hardware is a way to force consumers to give up on old hardware and purchase new hardware. This occurs with Apple, Amazon, and many other devices. However at least with Amazon, the devices are usually much more economically priced, and the value for the product sometimes make it worthwhile to upgrade the hardware. All in all, it is a nice device; it would be better if the WiFi connectivity issue was not there. It is a reasonable first iteration and inexpensively priced, though maybe priced higher than some similar devices that are not in the Echo/Alexa family. Not certain I would buy another, but if the WiFi connectivity is fixed, and if future lights are a little larger and brighter, I think its niche could be expanded and it will become more popular. For example, I could see a lot of people wanting an Alexa enable device such as this, and paying more for it, if it was larger, brighter, had an onboard Alexa enabled speaker, and could be used as a morning wake up timer to gradually fill the room with light, especially for those living in Northern climes where it is darker in the morning and darker for more of the day. Unfortunately, it is not there yet.

I am not the target demographic for this device: middle-aged empty nester who loves to watch sci-fi, thrillers, and horror. I have a number of these brilliantly simple, highly configurable lights. They are perfect in the bedroom where, depending on our intended mood, a variety of different colors or modes might be appropriate. I have two in the living room, hiding behind tropical plants at a 3' height, on either side of the big screen, about 5 feet away on each side. I have a routine set up to turn off all the lights in the room and engage campfire mode in both lights at 45% brightness with a single keyword. Voila--instant torchlight in the jungle (or romantic candlelight - take your pick). I am a colossal LOST fan, and this lighting is perfect for watching LOST, or anything scary or dark. And if I need a different effect, that's only a few words away. The simplicity with which these set up and configure themselves is so good it makes Apple products jealous. If you have an Alexa on your Wi-Fi network, simply plug the Glow in to a power source, open the Alexa app on your phone, and the light will auto-connect to your network and add itself to Alexa. It will then prompt you to configure it with a name and add it to any groups, etc. Utterly simple. If the setup fails, it might ask you to scan the barcode on the back of the booklet it came with to get it going, but this has not been my experience - they have all self-configured and join the network seamlessly. For those of you complaining this does not have a mic and speaker - folks, it works WITH an Echo device. It is a light - that's it. If Amazon built Alexa mics and speakers into this it would cost double--and I am positive they are developing just such a light ...for which you will pay $60+. Normally, these are $30/ea, but they were 45% off on Prime Day, so I added a few more. There are indeed cheaper (and much more expensive) smart mood lights on the market, but if you run Alexa at home, this is hands down the best way to do it. Seamless. It baffles me that Amazon does not have a whole range of lighting products which work exactly like this. They easily could. Give me one of these on a larger scale (12-15") and make it weatherproof for outside on the patio, please.