Smart speaker/home assistant?

[atthegates]

These little things look so cool and do a lot of useful things... but are they just a fad? We've lived without smart speakers for a long time, so I'm wondering if anyone bought one and doesn't use it anymore, or if they can't live without it now? :P

[Steele32]

These little things look so cool and do a lot of useful things... but are they just a fad? We've lived without smart speakers for a long time, so I'm wondering if anyone bought one and doesn't use it anymore, or if they can't live without it now? :P

Thinking of getting either an Alexa or a Google Assistant.

[Tomtaru]

I've never had one and at the moment don't see a use for it... I just google something on my phone instead...