We recently got Google Home and I'm loving it. I would also have said I prefer to "push buttons" before and have seen these devices as encouraging laziness. Now that I've seen it in action I'd very much side with the efficiency it provides. We have it in the kitchen so while baking I'm able to call out "set timer for 20 minutes" instead of faffing around with my phone's alarm. We also use it to remember things, get the weather, ask the time, and play music in different rooms (and adjust the volume etc). And of course tell us jokes and sing songs. It's fun 🙂 The next step is to hook it up to the lights and dimmers.
My wife has Google Home and it's interaction with conversation is embarrassingly stupid.
Recent example: Google gave the weather and advised that a hurricane statement applied to our area. We waited, but nothing further was said. So she asked 'what's the hurricane statement' and got the answer 'according to Wikipedia, a hurricane statement is ....'
Really helpful. Sounds like the start of a Groucho Marx routine.
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