Alexa Plus is better at running my home, but it’s not ready to run my life
She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.Of all the things Alexa Plus can do, I never expected it to make me cry. Since my son left for college, the Echo Show in my office has been making then-and-now photo montages: the toddler with his first tennis racket next to the captain of his varsity team; me hugging him as a tween beside me hugging him as a young man. But then comes the ad, a full-screen photo of a hideous brown leather recliner.
- ▪She covers smart home, IoT, and connected tech, and has written previously for Wirecutter, Wired, Dwell, BBC, and US News.Of all the things Alexa Plus can do, I never expected it to make me cry.
- ▪Since my son left for college, the Echo Show in my office has been making then-and-now photo montages: the toddler with his first tennis racket next to the captain of his varsity team; me hugging him as a tween beside me hugging him as a yo
- ▪But then comes the ad, a full-screen photo of a hideous brown leather recliner.
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