Lenovo Smart Clock / Smart Clock Essential

shmeee · 27-11-2020 11:38am

Ordered an essential and it was delivered via UPS in less than 24 hours. Savage fast turnaround time.

Oh and a pretty decent product too, love the simple style and look of it.

Thanks OP for the heads-up.

GrumPy · 27-11-2020 2:01pm

Ordered the essential for the bedroom, but raging missed the stock on it's bigger brother (want to pair it with new nest doorbell)
Curry's is a fiver dearer, and then when you add postage, hits €45 something..

Gonna keep an eye on Lenovo stock and try nab it on there!

dinneenp · 29-11-2020 12:47am

Hi
Is it possible to set screen brightness to 2 from time x to y and then brightness to 6 from time y to z and then it do this automatically every day?
Thanks
Pa

Zonda999 · 29-11-2020 1:49am

If its useful to anyone the Essential version is €0.50 cheaper (After delivery) from Littlewoods

https://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/lenovo-smart-clock-essential/1600525738.prd?_requestid=504727&Ntt=lenov%20smart%20clock

shmeee · 29-11-2020 2:23am

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi
Is it possible to set screen brightness to 2 from time x to y and then brightness to 6 from time y to z and then it do this automatically every day?
Thanks
Pa

AFAIK, you got to set it via voice command as required. It's goes from 1-100 BTW. So 50 would be 50% of the brightness. But no option for automatic. But my screen was brighter during the day and come night time was dimmed again back to what I set it at.

*This is on the essential I'm on about now.

phobia2011 · 30-11-2020 7:45am

Is there a knack to ordering on bt store? Can’t seem to do it? Using PM.

_Kaiser_ · 30-11-2020 1:29pm

Just arrived via DPD from Currys. The black one was definitely the one to go for

So cute!

dinneenp · 30-11-2020 2:31pm

Got mine on Sat (prefer the grey to black)

It's great, extremely small which is great for bedside.

It's a very thin sound, not as good as Echo Dot (3rd Gen) and there's no option to change bass or treble. Given the size of it you shouldn't expect much better sound. Ideal for me would be better sound but not much bigger size. Someone recommended Google Next Hub for better sound, I also saw Lenovo Smart Display. Might look at these down the line if I really want better sound. As it's in bedroom, music isn't for long listening so it mightn't be an issue.

Update- just read this
"The Google Nest Hub sounds marginally better, but considering the size of the full-range speaker it’d be fair to expect a more marked difference between the two"

wait4me · 30-11-2020 2:32pm

For anybody looking....

Nest Hubs are (were last week defo) in Power City for €69.95.

_Kaiser_ · 30-11-2020 2:35pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Got mine on Sat (prefer the grey to black)

It's great, extremely small which is great for bedside.

It's a very thin sound, not as good as Echo Dot (3rd Gen) and there's no option to change bass or treble. Given the size of it you shouldn't expect much better sound. Ideal for me would be better sound but not much bigger size. Someone recommended Google Next Hub for better sound, I also saw Lenovo Smart Display. Might look at these down the line if I really want better sound. As it's in bedroom, music isn't for long listening so it mightn't be an issue.

Update- just read this
"The Google Nest Hub sounds marginally better, but considering the size of the full-range speaker it’d be fair to expect a more marked difference between the two"

Yea have it all setup now and very impressed with it. Its paired to my phone as I type this playing tunes from the (phone's) onboard storage and have no complaints with the sound for what it is at all.

Balmed Out · 01-12-2020 4:33pm

Seems back in stock at 30 for the essentials

nedd · 01-12-2020 4:53pm

wait4me wrote: »

For anybody looking....

Nest Hubs are (were last week defo) in Power City for €69.95.

Can't find them on the website.

drogon. · 02-12-2020 8:01pm

For those that have the essential clock - There was a Google Home App update today, which seems to have added the feature to set it as 24hrs.

dinneenp · 02-12-2020 11:56pm

Hi,
How the hell do I display photos from my Google photos?
If u ask it it'll display 1 photo, I have multiple Google photo albums.
I googled it but can't find step by step instructions.
Thanks,
Pa

JDxtra · 03-12-2020 10:16am

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
How the hell do I display photos from my Google photos?
If u ask it it'll display 1 photo, I have multiple Google photo albums.
I googled it but can't find step by step instructions.
Thanks,
Pa

Use the Google Home app, change the settings for the device.

dinneenp · 03-12-2020 11:45am

JDxtra wrote: »

Use the Google Home app, change the settings for the device.

Thanks. I tried that-
In Google Home I select the device- settings icon- there's no option for 'photo frame'....

shnaek · 03-12-2020 1:46pm

dinneenp wrote: »

It's a very thin sound, not as good as Echo Dot (3rd Gen) and there's no option to change bass or treble.

There is an option to change bass and treble. It's in the home app.

shnaek · 03-12-2020 1:48pm

drogon. wrote: »

For those that have the essential clock - There was a Google Home App update today, which seems to have added the feature to set it as 24hrs.

Fantastic. That was the one thing that was bugging me about it. Other than that it's a great piece of kit.

Kintarō Hattori · 03-12-2020 3:13pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Thanks. I tried that-
In Google Home I select the device- settings icon- there's no option for 'photo frame'....

I believe you choose the Photo's option from the clock itself. I don't think you set it from the app.

Alkers · 04-12-2020 12:23am

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

I believe you choose the Photo's option from the clock itself. I don't think you set it from the app.

Correct, can't remember which way you swipe but you can set the background

nephster · 04-12-2020 1:00am

Alkers wrote: »

Correct, can't remember which way you swipe but you can set the background

Swipe up from bottom > Settings (cog icon). Select Clock Face.
Swipe all the way to the right and tap the edit pencil on the Google Photos clock face.

You can select the albums you want to display along with other information to show. It will ask you to confirm by voice, so it knows whose photos to pop up. Very important, the photos can't be "archived" in Google Photos. On both this and other Google smart displays, archiving a photo hides it on the display.

dinneenp · 04-12-2020 10:11am

nephster wrote: »

Swipe up from bottom > Settings (cog icon). Select Clock Face.
Swipe all the way to the right and tap the edit pencil on the Google Photos clock face.

You can select the albums you want to display along with other information to show. It will ask you to confirm by voice, so it knows whose photos to pop up. Very important, the photos can't be "archived" in Google Photos. On both this and other Google smart displays, archiving a photo hides it on the display.

Thanks, got it working. Now to figure out how to change how long each photo displays for.

Also, Newstalk FM won't play- anyone else get this too?

If these come back in stock anywhere (not Essential) can someone let me know please?
Thanks,
Pa.

JDxtra · 04-12-2020 11:07am

dinneenp wrote: »

Thanks, got it working. Now to figure out how to change how long each photo displays for.

Also, Newstalk FM won't play- anyone else get this too?

If these come back in stock anywhere (not Essential) can someone let me know please?
Thanks,
Pa.

This is the same for other Google devices. I guess "News" and "Talk" are words that are too generic to search. It works if you spell it out...

"Hey Google, play N-E-W-S-T-A-L-K on TuneIn".

RonanC · 04-12-2020 11:21am

If you ask it to play "Newstalk Radio" it works for me.

JDxtra · 04-12-2020 11:23am

RonanC wrote: »

If you ask it to play "Newstalk Radio" it works for me.

Yes, that works if I say "...from TuneIn". Otherwise Google lady says she can't play any news from Newstalk.

Electric Nitwit · 04-12-2020 1:34pm

A tip that works on the Google speakers, would here to I think

In google home create a routine with a key word, then in the actions type "play newstalk radio on tunein radio", then just saying the key word should be enough. I have that for a few radio stations as I often got the wrong thing

gipi · 04-12-2020 1:44pm

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

A tip that works on the Google speakers, would here to I think

In google home create a routine with a key word, then in the actions type "play newstalk radio on tunein radio", then just saying the key word should be enough. I have that for a few radio stations as I often got the wrong thing

I bought the smart clock, and it doesn't seem to support routines the way my nest mini does. I have morning and night routines set up, but they don't work on the clock. I found a discussion on the Lenovo support forum about it, there has been no update from Lenovo.

nephster · 04-12-2020 2:42pm

JDxtra wrote: »

Yes, that works if I say "...from TuneIn". Otherwise Google lady says she can't play any news from Newstalk.

Try "Play NewsTalk FM". This works for me on all devices, including the Smart Clock.

dulpit · 04-12-2020 2:59pm

nephster wrote: »

Try "Play NewsTalk FM". This works for me on all devices, including the Smart Clock.

Was about to suggest this.

mailburner · 06-12-2020 1:46am

https://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/lenovo-smart-clock/1600377686.prd?gclid=CjwKCAiA_Kz-BRAJEiwAhJNY7zdv_z6qVUuLBdVF2pmyICpYPSnB7HrkSLRKe4VIG0wRsjg-yQGERRoC2MoQAvD_BwE#sku=sku21672378

:eek:

DopeTech · 06-12-2020 9:18am

mailburner wrote: »

https://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/lenovo-smart-clock/1600377686.prd?gclid=CjwKCAiA_Kz-BRAJEiwAhJNY7zdv_z6qVUuLBdVF2pmyICpYPSnB7HrkSLRKe4VIG0wRsjg-yQGERRoC2MoQAvD_BwE#sku=sku21672378

:eek:

LW can be daylight robbery a lot of the time

Alkers · 11-12-2020 4:09pm

DopeTech wrote: »

LW can be daylight robbery a lot of the time

€89.99 for a nest mini which can be got for a smidge more than €25 by shopping around!

PreCocious · 11-12-2020 4:32pm

DopeTech wrote: »

LW can be daylight robbery a lot of the time

Generally yes but last year I got a Sonos Beam there for nearly half price. Felt like I was robbing them.

JDxtra · 11-12-2020 4:58pm

PreCocious wrote: »

Generally yes but last year I got a Sonos Beam there for nearly half price. Felt like I was robbing them.

Same here, looks like that was a mis-price though. Was happy to take advantage of it, nice piece of kit (apart from the "smart" part of it).

un5byh7sqpd2x0 · 11-12-2020 5:02pm

gipi wrote: »

I bought the smart clock, and it doesn't seem to support routines the way my nest mini does. I have morning and night routines set up, but they don't work on the clock. I found a discussion on the Lenovo support forum about it, there has been no update from Lenovo.

My morning routine worked fine on the Smart Clock until about a month or two ago. Now it's random whether they'll work at all or at some random time after the alarm they are configured to follow.

I'm also getting "there was a glitch" a lot when saying Hello Google of late, for around the same length of time...

Super-Rush · 13-12-2020 1:20am

Less than €25 including shipping at the mo.

whowantstwoknow · 13-12-2020 11:21am

Super-Rush wrote: »

Less than €25 including shipping at the mo.

Gone, or referring to the Essential version?

curranbaz · 13-12-2020 12:04pm

whowantstwoknow wrote: »

Gone, or referring to the Essential version?

Essential version! It's €20.99 + shipping, works out @ €25.53 including shipping!

naughto · 15-12-2020 1:20pm

Where can I get the e coupon code??

cromelex · 15-12-2020 7:34pm

naughto wrote: »

Where can I get the e coupon code??

It was mentioned on the page for me, but the code was "LASTCHANCE".

Ended up ordering one for myself today. Thanks

curranbaz · 15-12-2020 7:42pm

cromelex wrote: »

It was mentioned on the page for me, but the code was "LASTCHANCE".

Ended up ordering one for myself today. Thanks

The code is now expired & they suddenly have stock of the non-essential smart clock back in stock! ðŸ€”

GrumPy · 15-12-2020 11:01pm

curranbaz wrote: »

The code is now expired & they suddenly have stock of the non-essential smart clock back in stock! &#55356;&#56340;

45€ still seems good though, just ordered one.

dinneenp · 31-12-2020 12:07pm

Hi,
If my phone is in same room & I say "OK Google..." both Lenovo & phone wake & obey the command.
Any way to prevent phone waking when I'm talking to Lenivo? (besides moving phone out of ear shot)

nephster · 31-12-2020 1:33pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
If my phone is in same room & I say "OK Google..." both Lenovo & phone wake & obey the command.
Any way to prevent phone waking when I'm talking to Lenivo? (besides moving phone out of ear shot)

Have you allocated the Lenovo to a room in the Google Home app? I suspect devices allocated to rooms take precedence over "roaming" devices such as phones when triggered, but if neither have precedence both might try and answer the command. Both should always trigger, but only one should respond.

Unless you have multiple smart devices it wouldn't be obvious you need to tell Google Home where they are and/or start grouping them... Allocating speakers to a room is how they know to run room-specific commands like to turn on/off lights *in that room* without having to specify the room, if the lights have also been allocated to that space.

Caranica · 31-12-2020 1:45pm

My parents love their essential clock. It's much smaller than I expected but the display is bigger than their old clock radio. The nightlight is brilliant too. Thanks for spotting and sharing the offer OP

grimm2005 · 31-12-2020 7:11pm

dinneenp wrote: »

Hi,
If my phone is in same room & I say "OK Google..." both Lenovo & phone wake & obey the command.
Any way to prevent phone waking when I'm talking to Lenivo? (besides moving phone out of ear shot)

Normally my phone starts to take the command but stops once it realises it's being picked up by the speaker. That said I did find it a bit annoying that my phone would come to life every time I said the command so I just turned off "hey google" functionality on the phone. I can still bring up the assistant voice command on the phone by long pressing the home button which is what I would usually do anyway if I'm ever giving voice commands on my phone.

iisollie · 01-01-2021 4:14pm

help required
I bought 3 essential smart clocks but someone else had the same idea and now I have surplus.
I contacted Lenovo about returning it and got the following response
"Please accept our apologies; the Lenovo Online Store provides a period of 14 days from purchase for the evaluation of most products and your refund request falls outside that time frame"
I am 100% certain that I read that any product bought between 16th Oct and some date in Dec a 30 day return policy would apply.
I can't find this again, anyone recall seeing it? any suggestions?
Ollie

CWF · 01-01-2021 4:45pm

iisollie wrote: »

help required
I bought 3 essential smart clocks but someone else had the same idea and now I have surplus.
I contacted Lenovo about returning it and got the following response
"Please accept our apologies; the Lenovo Online Store provides a period of 14 days from purchase for the evaluation of most products and your refund request falls outside that time frame"
I am 100% certain that I read that any product bought between 16th Oct and some date in Dec a 30 day return policy would apply.
I can't find this again, anyone recall seeing it? any suggestions?
Ollie

I might buy it off you. Sent you a PM

CWF · 01-01-2021 7:31pm

The original is €39.99 (black) and in stock in curry's and the essential is €59.99 but out of stock.

Which one is better? Does original have a night light

CWF · 01-01-2021 7:31pm

The original is €39.99 (black) in curry's and the essential is €59.99.

Which one is better? Does original have a night light

Lenovo Smart Clock / Smart Clock Essential

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