When it came to setting up my smart home, I got bitten by the Amazon bug, meaning I've got a number of its smart assistant speakers in my house. In my office, an Echo Dot, for example, while in my kitchen, an Echo Show, as well as having plenty of the other best Alexa speakers throughout the home to listen to music and audio content.
I can't really fault these smart devices for usability. They're reliable and easy to operate when set up, and installing a new speaker on an existing Alexa network takes less than a minute. There is, however, one problem I've had with them — they're not always the most stylish of designs. They feel a bit.. techy, if you know what I mean, where I'd ideally want something a bit cooler, especially when it comes to the devices with screens which you don't want to hide away so much.
