Invoxia Triby

usability, sound, design, price, size

reliability

86% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Works with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. Functional, magnetic design. E Ink screen for leaving notes. Free VoIP calls between Triby group members.

Mediocre, underpowered sound. Not all Alexa functionality is available. Using Alexa drains the battery quickly.

If we were judging the <spanTriby simply as a Bluetooth speaker, it would be a poor choice in this price range. But it's much more than a Bluetooth <spanspeaker, and offers some interesting, useful features that simply can't be found in any other...

Seamless Amazon Alexa integration ; Very good sound and excellent off-axis microphone pickup ; Terrific industrial design

The otherwise great E-ink display is too small ; You'll quickly lose interest in some of its gimmicky features ; Triby severely limits responses to messages sent from its app

The integration of Amazon's Alex digital voice assistant has transformed the Triby from easily dismissed to easy to recommend.

Alexa ; Cute as a button ; Simple buttons for radio

Flails on bad Wi-Fi ; Buggy software ; Audio quality

Seamless Amazon Alexa integration ; Very good sound and excellent off-axis microphone pickup ; Terrific industrial design

The otherwise great E-ink display is too small ; You'll quickly lose interest in some of its gimmicky features ; Triby severely limits responses to messages sent from its app

Had I reviewed the Triby when I received it in December 2015, my reaction would have been “meh.” I would have said it’s just another wireless speaker (albeit with Spotify Connect integration), and that it has some cute features that youngsters might...