Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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I tested the new Echo Hub in my smart home! Here's the good, bad, and who it's designed for.

Echo Hub: amzn.to/3IcIkfX
(affiliate links)

My smart home favorites: amazon.com/shop/smarthomesolver

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0:00 Intro
0:30 Design
1:47 Smart Home Controls
4:34 UI Design
6:14 What’s missing
8:04 Who is this for?
9:06 Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right Start Select

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MUSIC
Doctor Momentum by Slynk
All of the music throughout is by Nihilore.
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/7LVYQYkdLFkkpJiGdkzX9K

Ending song is The End by EVA.
open.spotify.com/artist/6UIs5b0zSXztIW5GHkCTkK


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