// EP 041aired November 1, 2026

Amazon’s New Alarm Clock Senses Your Breathing

Amazon's new Echo Time is a $200 alarm clock for your nightstand, and it has no camera. But Amazon's own help page says it uses ultrasound to detect breathing waveforms, and Amazon processes those to estimate approximate sleep stages and wake you in lighter sleep.

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  1. 0:00A clock that senses breathing
  2. 1:42What Amazon says it does
  3. 3:11The button
  4. 4:21What Amazon hasn't said
  5. 6:46The sleep badge
  6. 7:45The last bedside gadget
  7. 9:25What to check
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