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I really don't want to come off as super negative here ... but am I the only one who finds this one UGLY? Compare to some of the other devices from previous ye
by alexc05 10y ago
I really don't want to come off as super negative here ... but am I the only one who finds this one UGLY?
Compare to some of the other devices from previous years, and competitors:
https://www.google.ca/search?q=google+nexus+sphere&tbm=isch https://www.google.ca/search?q=google+nexus+sphere&tbm=isch
https://www.google.ca/search?q=amazon+echo&tbm=isch https://www.google.ca/search?q=amazon+echo&tbm=isch
https://www.google.ca/search?q=amazon+echo+short&tbm=isch https://www.google.ca/search?q=amazon+echo+short&tbm=isch
It sort-of looks like a cheap air freshener. Maybe it'd grow on me, but I kinda think it is ugly.
Someone should manufacture a range of "tchotchke skins"
https://www.google.ca/search?q=tchotchke&tbm=isch https://www.google.ca/search?q=tchotchke&tbm=isch so it could sit on your counter and look like something that you'd be happy to mix in with the rest of your decor. (angels, golden lucky-cats, porcelain hands, googly-eyed-wooden-owls https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/78/b5/80/78b580270c6d1b0686afb2b8b5a0f024.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/78/b5/80/78b580270...)
Anything to stop that thing from lookling like a plug in air freshener really.
- rkangel 10y agoNo, you're not on your own with that thought.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoYou're not the only one, I think your "[looking] like a plug in air freshener really" comment is pretty close to my perception of it. The render looks really goofy to me, not half as nice as Echo. However, I like the idea of the slanted top so you can see the lights (which presumably are information bearing and not just branding?). Presumably the top part, at least, would quickly be a target for aftermarket accessory companies so it could match your home interior.