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Lenovo Smart Clock / Smart Clock Essential

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  • #62
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,000 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    My essential came this morning. Very happy with the turnaround time.


  • #63
    Agent_47
    Registered Users Posts: 757 ✭✭✭Agent_47


    All out of stock (:


  • #64
    budgemook
    Registered Users Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭budgemook


    Reserved one yesterday in Curry's and picked up it today. Thanks to the poster for letting us know Curry's have them.


  • #65
    Agent_47
    Registered Users Posts: 757 ✭✭✭Agent_47


    Ordered two from the Curry shop, at least you can order them in black!


  • #66
    BBMcQ
    Registered Users Posts: 1,320 ✭✭✭BBMcQ


    Would recommend anyone seriously looking at the Lenovo models to also consider the Google Nest Hub. This is approx €60 currently but has 7inch screen, camera and better down, also better google assistant integration.


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  • #67
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,647 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Agent_47 wrote: »
    Ordered two from the Curry shop, at least you can order them in black!

    I caved and bought one on Currys there now. It was the black version that tipped me over the edge! :p


  • #68
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    BBMcQ wrote: »
    Would recommend anyone seriously looking at the Lenovo models to also consider the Google Nest Hub. This is approx €60 currently but has 7inch screen, camera and better down, also better google assistant integration.

    Where its available for €60?


  • #69
    august12
    Registered Users Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭august12


    coldfire1x wrote: »
    Where its available for €60?
    Someone posted a link on page 5, is approx. 68 euro. A waiting list I think.


  • #70
    coldfire1x
    Registered Users Posts: 3,353 ✭✭✭coldfire1x


    august12 wrote: »
    Someone posted a link on page 5, is approx. 68 euro. A waiting list I think.

    I know about that. When you said 60, I thought its a different source.


  • #71
    yabadabado
    Registered Users Posts: 16,520 ✭✭✭✭yabadabado


    I was going to buy my dad the Echo Dot with the clock but think one of these will do the job just as well ?

    It will be used for clock alarm and tunein radio ,I might add a smart light for him at some stage .

    What ye folks think,just go with the essential or is the cheaper one going to do the job required just as good ?


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  • #72
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,651 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    BBMcQ wrote: »
    Would recommend anyone seriously looking at the Lenovo models to also consider the Google Nest Hub. This is approx €60 currently but has 7inch screen, camera and better down, also better google assistant integration.

    Camera would put me off tbh.


  • #73
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,000 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    yabadabado wrote: »
    I was going to buy my dad the Echo Dot with the clock but think one of these will do the job just as well ?

    It will be used for clock alarm and tunein radio ,I might add a smart light for him at some stage .

    What ye folks think,just go with the essential or is the cheaper one going to do the job required just as good ?

    I got the essential for my folks as that's all they'll use it for. It also has a nightlight option that I think they'll appreciate


  • #74
    curranbaz
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭curranbaz


    beauf wrote: »
    Camera would put me off tbh.

    Google Nest Hub doesn't have the camera, only on the Max which is over €200 last time I checked!


  • #75
    Briain O Loinsigh
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Briain O Loinsigh


    Caranica wrote: »
    My essential came this morning. Very happy with the turnaround time.

    Hi ,
    Sorry to ask but just wondering who shipped the order.
    I got a tracking number on Tuesday but it doesn't work on ups.

    Thanks.


  • #76
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Briain O Loinsigh wrote: »
    Hi ,
    Sorry to ask but just wondering who shipped the order.
    I got a tracking number on Tuesday but it doesn't work on ups.

    Thanks.

    Same issue here


  • #77
    Charlie-Bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,616 ✭✭✭Charlie-Bravo


    Briain O Loinsigh wrote: »
    Hi ,
    Sorry to ask but just wondering who shipped the order.
    I got a tracking number on Tuesday but it doesn't work on ups.

    Thanks.

    That always happens coming from Lenovo. It'll take a couple of days from that notification until it arrives.

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  • #78
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,000 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Briain O Loinsigh wrote: »
    Hi ,
    Sorry to ask but just wondering who shipped the order.
    I got a tracking number on Tuesday but it doesn't work on ups.

    Thanks.

    It was UPS. Got a text yesterday that it would be delivered today but then it arrived about an hour later.


  • #79
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,647 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Mine hasn't even arrived yet but I'm already curious.. I'm guessing there's no play store of course, but can you sideload apps?

    People mentioned TuneIn above but I much prefer the RadioPlayer app.. plus it's free.


  • #80
    JDxtra
    Registered Users Posts: 5,867 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Mine hasn't even arrived yet but I'm already curious.. I'm guessing there's no play store of course, but can you sideload apps?

    People mentioned TuneIn above but I much prefer the RadioPlayer app.. plus it's free.

    Think of it more like a Chromecast - they are no apps to install. When you say "OK Google, play XYZ" - it will look across the services available to you to see what it can find to play (either TuneIn, YouTube Music, Spotify etc.).

    BTW, TuneIn is free - I know their mobile app nags you to subscribe but it's 100% free.


  • #81
    dinneenp
    Registered Users Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭dinneenp


    Genghis wrote: »
    Yes Newstalk the same. Probably a Communicorp thing, I don't think it happens with RTE or BBC, albeit nearly sure have heard it on some other UK stations too.

    So I presume these ads will happen, regardless of if I use TuneIn or another one- correct


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  • #82
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,647 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    dinneenp wrote: »
    So I presume these ads will happen, regardless of if I use TuneIn or another one- correct

    Happens with Newscorp stations on Radioplayer as well. Not any of the other stations though.


  • #83
    shnaek
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭shnaek


    Can anyone tell me how to change the time format on the smart clock essential to 24hr? I've asked it a few different ways and it just sets alarms and timers. Other than that it's very nice. Small, bright, sound isn't bad at all. Just arrived 10 minutes ago so no real time to test it properly yet.


  • #84
    drogon.
    Registered Users Posts: 715 ✭✭✭drogon.


    shnaek wrote: »
    Can anyone tell me how to change the time format on the smart clock essential to 24hr? I've asked it a few different ways and it just sets alarms and timers. Other than that it's very nice. Small, bright, sound isn't bad at all. Just arrived 10 minutes ago so no real time to test it properly yet.

    Same issue here. There is a thread on the Lenovo forum but doesn’t seem to be available for me. Maybe it will be pushed out in the future.

    https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Smart-Display-Lenovo-Smart-Clock-with-Google-Assistant/Smart-Clock-Essential-24h-format/m-p/5046857

    Also hate that it has a leading 0 in the hour field and lack of showing the date


  • #85
    shnaek
    Registered Users Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭shnaek


    drogon. wrote: »
    Same issue here. There is a thread on the Lenovo forum but doesn’t seem to be available for me. Maybe it will be pushed out in the future.

    https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-Smart-Display-Lenovo-Smart-Clock-with-Google-Assistant/Smart-Clock-Essential-24h-format/m-p/5046857

    Also hate that it has a leading 0 in the hour field and lack of showing the date

    For sure. It's a serious irritation. How can it be difficult to set it to a 24 hour format? And that leading 0 is also annoying and purposeless.


  • #86
    Ush1
    Registered Users Posts: 11,461 ✭✭✭✭Ush1


    Tracking working for anyone?


  • #87
    budgemook
    Registered Users Posts: 3,823 ✭✭✭budgemook


    Kinda sorry I haven't got one of these for myself now. Maybe someone will get me one for Christmas!


  • #88
    wiz569
    Registered Users Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭wiz569


    Ush1 wrote: »
    Tracking working for anyone?

    Nope didnt work at all but it just arrived at the door in the last hour :)


  • #89
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
    Registered Users Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭Curb Your Enthusiasm


    Same here. UPS site didn't recognise the tracking they gave, but it showed up today, 3/4 days after ordering.


  • #90
    Briain O Loinsigh
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Briain O Loinsigh


    My two arrived today , no hassles .

    Wouldn't fancy not being able to track a laptop or something of value.

    Are Lenovo generally safe enough with off the shelf items ?


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  • #91
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,000 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Briain O Loinsigh wrote: »
    Are Lenovo generally safe enough with off the shelf items ?

    I have a Lenovo Chromebook that's 5 years old and it's perfect. Never had an issue with it.


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