For some it could be a completely unnecessary accessory, while for others it would be the opposite: the solution to their problems on more than one occasion. This base turns your Amazon Echo into a portable speaker and that is interesting if you want to take Alexa with you wherever you go.
Turn 4th Gen Amazon Echoes into Portable Speakers
The idea of turning any of Amazon’s smart speakers into portable devices is not new. In the past we have already seen similar accessories that allow you to take your 3rd generation Amazon Echo Dot wherever you go. Moreover, while some solutions were very aesthetic, others simply consisted of a cable capable of adapting the power of an external battery and thus powering the device.
However, the Mission Battery Base bases are somewhat different as they are bases that are specifically designed for the 4th generation Amazon Echo and Echo Dot , although there are small differences between them beyond size.
The first is that the base designed for the 4th Generation Echo takes advantage of the connector that is placed at the bottom to power the device. As well as the screw that will make both the base and the speaker remain fixed as if they were a single device.
Best of all, though, the dock can be charged simply by connecting the power adapter to the Echo as you normally would to get it working. Thanks to this you could use it as usual and disconnect it whenever you want to take it wherever you want.
The dock for the 4th Gen Echo Dot is somewhat simpler and does require a small cable to connect to the speaker. For which it is not as comfortable as the previous one, yet it also fulfills its function and can be very interesting for all those users who for some reason have the need or would like to take the speaker to other places in the house.
The only problem with these bases is that, for now, it is only available in Amazon stores in the United States and United Kingdom . You can order them, but it will mean an additional cost for taxes and having an account in these stores. Either wait for them to arrive officially or an alternative appears. While it has helped you to think about what uses as a portable speaker you could make of your Echo, great.
Improving and expanding the Echo options
These Mission battery bases turn out to be interesting accessories for many users looking for the portability that other devices on the market do offer without sacrificing the advantages of Alexa. Because, yes, taking an Echo just as a Bluetooth speaker is not the most striking thing.
However, if it is to be used indoors or in the garden, where your WiFi signal also reaches, things change a lot. Because you can continue using the streaming music services that you normally use, you can also manage the different connected devices that you have configured and even take advantage of its temperature sensor if you are interested.
There are many possibilities that being able to use the Amazon Echo as portable devices would offer. So it is only a matter of what you value to what extent a solution of this type gives you advantages or not. But as soon as you give it a thought, surely some idea occurs to you and a product of this type begins to make more sense.
