Spending time with the Echo Time — a smart clock that senses you sleeping

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Owen Grove / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/268832_Amazon_Echo_Fall_2026_OGrove_0142.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph">Amazon just announced its newest smart alarm clock - the Echo Time. The baseball-sized smart speaker with a screen, the Time looks like an <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23426830/echo-dot-with-clock-2022-fifth-gen-review">Echo Dot with Clock</a> and an <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24207052/amazon-alexa-echo-spot-review">Echo Spot</a> had a much bigger baby. It features a 3.2-inch touchscreen that prominently displays your choice of a huge selection of clockfaces and includes a sleep-sensing feature that promises to rouse you at just the right time in your sleep cycle to help you feel more rested. It costs $199.99 and is available <a href="https://www.amazon.com/">to order now</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">I spent some time with the Time at Amazon's event in New York City and was impressed by several upgrades over the Spot, one of <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24207052/amazon-alexa-echo-spot-review">my favorite smart alarm clock …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1020352/amazon-echo-time-smart-alarm-clock-hands-on">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>