There are multiple ways to improve the visual appearance of your Amazon Echo or Echo Dot. Table stands can be used to organise chords, heighten the Amazon Device, and improve the sound. Similarly, you can get battery bases, which allow your smart speaker to become portable, as it is freed from the cable. Here is a review of the best products to add to your Amazon Echo or Echo Dot to maximise the experience.
Amazon Echo (4th Generation) Battery Bases
The first useful gadget is the Amazon Battery Base for your Echo (4th Generation).
The shell gives stability and protects the battery inside. On top of the shell is a screw on which you place your Amazon Echo. The power pins charge the Amazon Echo directly and there is no need to use any cables. There are also four small LED lights on the battery base, which indicate the battery life. The battery base makes your Echo last a minimum of four hours. The length of the battery depends on the volume strength used. The lower the volume the longer it will last.
Your Echo becomes portable and can easily be used outdoor, far away from electrical sockets. Finally, the battery base is available in black and white to match the battery base to the colour of your Echo. This makes it more aesthetic and for £54.99 your speaker becomes portable.
For clarification, this Amazon battery is NOT compatible with the first, second or third generation of Amazon Echo. Likewise, it is not compatible with the Amazon Echo Dot.
Amazon Echo Dot (4th and 5th Generation)
Battery Bases
The PlusAcc Battery Base has a stylish and sleek design that makes your Echo Dot last for ages. If you use your Echo with a volume under 100%, it will last 12 hours. If the volume is under 50% the battery will last for 16 hours (in standby time, it is a full day). It comes with LED lights that signal the battery strength. Through its design, the sound quality remains as good, and it can fit in any room of your household.
Setting up and using the battery base is simple and super easy. The battery base comes in either black or white which allows it to match the colour of your Echo/ Echo Dot. This is the best battery base that adds portability to your Echo Dot for only £40.
Table Stands
The first table stand is the ZUOLOCA Desktop Stand Base. This small device comes under the Amazon Echo and can help sort out some of the cable mess that can occur. The neck of the device can be used to roll the cable around. Its installation requires no drilling or screwing and is therefore, easy to use. The anti-slip base prevents the Amazon smart speaker from being displaced when it vibrates. The sound quality is not negatively impacted, and all other features can be enjoyed. The stand purely fulfils the purpose of managing the cables.
For £14.99 it is a worthy investment to tidy the cables and make it aesthetically pleasing.
The Ousyaah table stand is also useful for effective cable management, however, in my opinion it is not as stylish. Additionally, there are other table stands such as HeyMoonTang or Counlisha Real Wood Stand, which purely add to the visual look and do not help with the cable management. They are all worth a consideration but my recommendation for perfect cable management and decent style is the ZUOLOCA Desktop Stand Base.
Amazon Echo Dot Kids (5th Generation)
For children, Amazon has come up with designs that can visually improve the setting of the Amazon Echo Dot Kids. The Amazon Echo Dot Kids (5th Generation) comes with an Owl or Dragon design. Amazon has created fun and child-friendly designs for the Echo Dot Kids. An ‘Owl Nest’ or ‘Dragon Egg’ stand are available to be placed on the table, desk or bedside.
For parents that have kids which are really interested in football, there is a football stand for the Amazon Echo Dot.
The stand has a non-slip base, which gives the Echo Dot more stability. It purely adds to the visual appearance and does not improve the voice quality or other technical features.
Children really enjoy these designs, and it functions very well as a birthday gift. All stands cost £20 and improve the Amazon Echo Dot’s visual style. Again, the stand is not available for any other generation apart from Echo Dot/ Echo Dot Kids (5th Generation).
Since Amazon Echoes have become a must have for any household, people have tried to find ways to improve the design of the little smart speakers. There are a lot of table stands, but the best ones are those that fix the messy cable situation, as this can be annoying.
Additionally, smart speakers become portable through battery bases making them perfect for outdoor settings. This provides the opportunity to use the smart speaker far away from a power socket, for example: during a BBQ outside. Always keep your eyes open, as Amazon runs a lot of promotions where you can buy the battery base and the smart speaker in a bundle. These offers are temporarily but you can get both at a cheaper price.
