When we first bought our house, my wife and I decked out the whole thing in “smart” features: home assistant, switches, routines, etc. Over time, we found ourselves using those features less and less often. The Google Home was listening and responding to my wife only about half the time, so most of the features were completely useless to her. Then it started triggering when it heard vaguely “google-like” words on the TV, much to my wife’s chagrin.
We’re currently in the process of selling our house, so we have spent the last several months getting packed up. One of the things we packed away a few weeks ago was the Google Homes. I honestly haven’t missed them at all; if anything, it has been soothing not to hear them constantly triggered by someone on the TV saying phrases like “well good,” followed by us trying to get the assistant to shut up.
The only things I’ve truly enjoyed in the long run are these: a smart switch on our gas fireplace (with a routine to shut off at bedtime), our array of cameras, and the smart lock on our front door. Those are the three things I will 100% be carrying on to our future home. As for the rest, I’m happy walking into a room and flipping the switch for myself.
Blood Wake
It was an early Xbox exclusive and seems like no one else played it. If it were released today, I think they could do a lot more with it than when it was first released.