The “legs” of the shelf are wide enough to accommodate even large wall warts, but it can be challenging to hide the excess cable for smaller items like an Echo Dot (you might want to replace the standard cable with a stub cable in such situations). The shelf is above the outlet, and the power cable passes through a hole in the back. This plastic shelf replaces your outlet cover (extra-long screws and metal plates for both styles of outlets are provided to secure it to the receptacle). If you have an outlet that’s in the middle of your wall and unobstructed by design elements such as a countertop backsplash, Echogear’s Outlet Shelf ($15 on Amazon) can accommodate not just any Echo device but also larger devices such as a Sonos One speaker (there’s a weight limit of 10 pounds). All-device accessories Echogear Outlet shelf Updated March 25, 2019 to add our review of the Ninety7 Sky Tote Battery Base, an accessory that enables an Amazon Echo (2nd Generation) operate off battery power for up to eight hours at a time, so you can take the smart speaker with you anywhere.
We’ve put our hands on 16 of the best Echo accessories on the market so that we can not only inform you of their existence but tell you how they perform and let you know of any potential drawbacks.
