>the current generation of "smart speakers" are a joke when it comes to doing anything serious besides asking for the weather or toggling light switches. The p

>the current generation of "smart speakers" are a joke when it comes to doing anything serious besides asking for the weather or toggling light switches. The primary use of my Alexa devices is being a voice-controlled IP radio. I paid about $300 many years ago for Logitech/Slim Devices' crack at this, the Squeezebox, and I loved it. Now, I get that same functionality for $40 shipped with more on top. Everything else is a bonus. including the smart home stuff - being able to turn the lights on with grocery bags in hand is damn futuristic. Does it screw up sometimes? Sure. But it beats the hell out of a keyboard or dials for the use case.