It can tell you how many ounces are in a cup and crack jokes with a simple command. And now, smart home speakers can be found in nearly a quarter of all U.S. households, according to research conducted by Nielsen Holdings.
The most-popular models mounted on counter and desktops across the country are the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot. Amazon says more than 100 million Echo devices have been sold since launch.
Amazon's Echo products are powered by amiable voice-assistant, Alexa. She can be snarky and sometimes daft, but her skill count is said to hover somewhere around 50,000.
Me, I've tried eight, maybe 10, of those skills.
