FLEX BEST THING
Amazon Echo Flex
A tiny wire-free smart speaker for your wall sockets, this is the smallest Alexa smart speaker yet
L ooking for something small and cheap to control your smart home, but don’t need a fully fledged speaker? With the Amazon Echo Flex, you can have Alexa everywhere and anywhere from the hallway to your bedside or even out in the garage. You won’t need a table to place it on and messy cables won’t get in your way; it just plugs directly into your wall socket.
Measuring 22.5 x 14.6 x 10.1cm, the Amazon Echo Flex looks more like a smart plug than a smart speaker. It has a small blue light to let you know when Alexa is listening and there’s a microphone mute button. Above that, the multifunction button can put Alexa in setup mode or activate the microphone. Admittedly, the latter seems a little pointless because you can just say ‘Alexa’ to activate the smart assistant. On the underside, you’ll find a USB port to expand Alexa’s capabilities or to charge your devices.