

This specific dock offers 10 watts of fast charging, as well as a USB-A port on the back of the pad for plugging in other accessories. Charging stations are great ways to wrangle all your tech neatly on your nightstand, and I applaud Lenovo for the effort. It's a defensible move especially for a device squarely aimed at being a bedside clock. That's because the base is designed to dock into another new feature: a wireless charging pad. The display itself is taller, with a thicker base. That's one additional hue than the previous model. The Lenovo Smart Clock 2 is now available in three colors, shadow black, heather gray and abyss blue. Though the Lenovo Smart Clock 2 looks similar to its predecessor, the changes for this generation are design-based. The Smart Clock 2 won't be available internationally, but $90 converts to roughly £70 or AU$130. The slightly larger, but still camera-free Nest Hub (2nd gen) offers many more features including third-party camera streaming, video streaming and sleep sensing (if you're into that), all for just $10 more than Lenovo's clock. Wireless charging, a new nightlight feature and multiple color options are welcome improvements, but not enough to justify that hefty price. The adorable Lenovo Smart Clock 2 adds just enough new features to make it interesting, but at $90 it's too pricey to recommend. Now, Lenovo is returning to the smart display market with a new generation of its Smart Clock, powered by Google Assistant. New Echo Shows appear seemingly annually in various shapes and sizes. Verizon is reportedly working on its own smart display. Just when you think you've seen every species of smart display out there, new ones show up. Still can't stream from third-party cams.
