michael_nielsen

“X looks like a toy!” and “Yes, but the most important things always start out looking like toys” are both true statements and both useless statements. You need a theory as to why it will, or will not, become more than a toy. Is there a roadmap? 1/

I’m skeptical of smart speakers not because they’re not very useful now, but because I do’t think there is a roadmap for them to become much more useful. I don’t think they’ll get better. 2/

If you think of smart speakers as primary UI to the home, it makes them very useful. The home needs a computer, and its interface isn't very complicated. Gestures and more general vision can be added to smart "speakers". e.g. AMZN cloud cam + Alexahttps://twitter.com/Reza_Zadeh/status/948454677380661249 …

I am not at all convinced that there needs to be a common computer or interface

I used to think the same, until I slowly converted the entire house to be connected. All cost less than ~$4k. Homes cost millions. Selling a home without connected devices will soon be like selling a TV without a remote.