Tech & Auto
10 Unexpected Ways To Use Smart Speakers Around Your Home
By BON ADAMSON
Alarm
A smart speaker boasts impeccable timekeeping accuracy and can set an alarm with voice commands. It can also help you get to sleep by playing soothing sounds like rainfall.
You can also turn your smart speaker into an access point for the perfect morning. Use voice commands to get a smart coffee maker going or slowly turn on smart light bulbs.
Language
Smart speakers can help you learn a foreign language. They can articulate words and phrases accurately, helping learners grasp the nuances of native speech patterns.
Smart speakers can also help to simulate dialogues with native speakers of a language and connect to learning apps that provide structured lessons and exercises.
Cookbook
With smart speakers, you can use voice commands to search for and instantly access recipes. The speaker can then guide you through the cooking process step by step.
Smart speakers can also search for ingredients you can use to substitute, quickly convert units, and set reminders and timers for anything that needs to simmer or bake.
Smart Home
Devices like doorbells, thermostats, and lights can be connected to your smart speakers, all of which can be voice-controlled.
Smart plugs can connect any electronics in your house to your smart speaker. A simple phrase can be said to quickly set off multiple tasks simultaneously.
Personal Trainer
Smart speakers can curate a workout routine and guide you through exercises with precision, ensuring proper form and technique to maximize effectiveness.
If you own a Fitbit, you can connect that to the smart speaker and ask it how far you've walked in a day, how many calories you've burned, your heart rate, and more.