The Good：iHome iAVS16是一个功能时钟，带有USB充电端口和近乎完全的Alexa功能，包括音乐播放、交通询问和天气问询，当然还有时钟提醒的功能。基本的亚马逊的Echo功能它都具备，并且它还可以通过播放Spotify播放列表来唤醒你，亚马逊的Echo设备仍然无法做到这一点。最重要的是：产品音质还可以，不必Echo的效果差。

The Bad：这个产品外观看着有点大了，显得笨拙，显示屏的显示比较乱，并且产品的按钮太多。看完了之后如果不看说明书，会有点懵逼！它不支持Alexa的ESP或呼叫和消息传递功能，目前还不支持语音激活的Spotify回放。

首先，150美元这个价格来说，中规中矩，但是如果你只是买一个闹钟，那么在闹钟上肯定是划不来的，因为你花太多钱了。这个产品是个带着闹钟的Echo音箱

那么既然不是买闹钟，从另外一个角度看，这个玩意是一个亚马逊的Echo音箱+闹钟的二合一产品结合体， 是一个完全成熟的Alexa设备，它内置亚马逊的语音激活虚拟助手。除了调用、消息传递之外，只有最接近您的Alexa设备响应您的命令，它可以完成Amazon Echo所能做的一切。这是Alexa的大脑被移植到一个闹钟的身体里。

看完这个介绍如果这听起来有点耳熟，那是因为亚马逊在作品中有自己的Alexa闹钟。亚马逊上个月发布了一款售价130美元的Echo Spot，这个比iAVS16要便宜一点，与iAVS16不同的是，Echo Spot包括一个触摸屏和一个摄像头。这听起来像是对iHome的坏消息，但实际上我持相反意见——很多人都对Alexa的闹钟感兴趣，他们可能更喜欢在他们睡觉的时候不让摄像机对准他们。

（这个信息内容属于对亚马逊Echo产品的变异性处理，不是说只卖音箱了）

小编赶时间，就不整理信息翻译了。

设计和功能

The iAVS16's build is a bit bulky as far as alarm clocks go, especially considering that it doesn't include a dock for your phone. The size was necessary, I suppose, to give it full-sounding audio, but I would have gladly traded some of that fidelity in exchange for a design that gobbles up less of my nightstand's real estate -- especially if that also meant a lower price.

The aesthetics leave a lot to be desired, too. With the time in large print surrounded by the date, the weather, the Wi-Fi status and your alarm info, it's a cluttered, inelegant display that doesn't do much to set itself apart from good-looking competitors like Beddi, or even from iHome's own, less-expensive alarm clocks.

Speaking of which, those cheaper iHome offerings include an alarm clock that doubles as a dock for the Amazon Echo Dot. I liked that product when I reviewed it, but thought that it was too expensive at $70. iHome has since marked it down to $50, which feels a lot more reasonable. At any rate, if you're already using an Echo Dot to wake you up in the morning, then that product would make a much more sensible upgrade.

Whereas that alternative includes no buttons at all, the iAVS16 has a whopping 14 buttons up top, including two programmable smart buttons that can trigger playlists or turn iHome smart plugs on and off. There's also a button to pair via Bluetooth, a button to put the clock into speakerphone mode, a full set of buttons for music playback, a separate, programmable button that's supposed to trigger multiple things at once when you wake up or settle in, a button to wake Alexa, a button to mute Alexa, a button to toggle the color-changing LEDs on the bottom of the clock, and, of course, the venerable snooze button. 

Alarm clock power users might be thrilled by all of that, but it's more than most of us probably want or need. The fact that each of those buttons is backlit and can't be dimmed without also dimming the display irked me as well.

As far as the alarm goes, it's almost entirely Alexa based. Just say something like, "Alexa, set an alarm for 7 a.m. on weekdays" and she'll add it to the "Alarm & Timers" section of the Alexa app. When it goes off, you can mash the snooze button, or just grumble at Alexa to buzz off.

One cool thing: iHome's app lets you sync with your Spotify playlists, then trigger one of them in lieu of an alarm. It'll only play the song at the top of the list as opposed to playing one at random, but it's still a good option to have -- and something that Amazon's Echo devices can't currently do

（长按二维码关注）

国内专业的Alexa生态系研究机构--Alexa生态系研究院