Top tech deal: Amazon’s Echo Show 5 smart speaker is now reduced by 50% to its Black Friday price of just £39.99
We thought Amazon reserved its very best deals for Black Friday, but today they’ve surprised us with a top saving on the bestselling Amazon Echo Show 5.
This device was just £39.99 over Black Friday, and now it’s back on sale for its record low price with a whopping 50 per cent off.
The Echo Show 5, which boasts a 5.5-inch touch screen display and camera, can now be picked up for just £39.99 (originally £79.99), saving you £40.
Amazon’s Echo Show 5 smart speaker is on sale with 50 per cent off – reduced to just £39.99
The popular smart speaker has earned a perfect five-star rating from more than 74,000 reviewers, who’ve described it as ‘fantastic’, a ‘must-have’ and the ‘best Echo to date’. So it comes as no surprise that it’s one of Amazon’s most popular products.
The Echo Show 5 is a neat and compact smart-home display that helps you manage your day, watch videos and connect with friends and family. It has Alexa built-in and is perfectly sized for a bedside table or kitchen countertop.
You can use your Echo Show 5 to make video calls via Skype and Zoom, as well as stream videos with Prime Video. It can even be used as a digital photo frame and alarm clock.
Plus, you can get visual updates on the weather, as well as keep up with the latest news and events. The Echo Show 5 can be used to control connected smart devices too.
The neat and compact smart home device can be used as a digital photo frame and alarm clock
Overall, customers rate the timer function highly and love how easy the gadget is to use. Other reviewers say they have loved using the Echo Show 5 to keep in touch with family and friends during lockdown via video calls.
‘With Alexa show, I have been able to see my daughters via a video call to their Alexa devices,’ one customer wrote. ‘What a difference this has made during lockdown.
‘The recipes shown from time to time have given me inspiration without looking through pages of cookbooks. Instant access to the news with visual is very handy. All in all, extremely pleased, I purchased one.’
You can pop the Echo Show 5 on your kitchen countertop and use Alexa to follow recipes and set timers
A third commented: ‘Fantastic product! Great for games, movies and for watching recipes whilst in the kitchen, a Great idea to add a screen to an Alexa. And being able to add your Ring to it too.’
If you’re a keen cook, you can use the Echo Show 5 with the help of Alexa to follow recipes and set timers to ensure your meals are cooked to perfection.
One reviewer wrote: ‘Purchased this to go in the kitchen, replacing clock and timers, and to help with cooking vids and also watching bits while doing dishes etc. Already have the echo dot in my home, so this is a great addition.’
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