It could have been a small touch button with a mic that connect to a app on your phone . If that app then was part of your current ecosystem like gmail, callen

It could have been a small touch button with a mic that connect to a app on your phone . If that app then was part of your current ecosystem like gmail, callender, todo, messanger etc then it would fit neatly with the rest of your life and not create a entire new ecosystem outside everything you already have. Step 2 could be a standalone device if anyone cared.