Amazon Echo Plus

I really don't like Gizmodo's comment system, so I'll chime in here.

"Even as a pretty tech-oriented person, I still can’t find the appeal in this IoT tech as it stands. It’s too vulnerable, and most of the things it does seems to be either simple quick fixes for lazy people or are solutions looking for a problem. Can anyone that’s in deep on this tech tell me what the appeal is, apart from having mood lighting in every room of your house and being able to unlock your front door with your phone?"

It's laziness and convenience. I can turn on the lamp 2 feet behind me from my watch or yelling out to Siri to turn it on for me. When I leave for work early, I can turn on first floor lights before getting to the first floor and stubbing a toe on a chair or turning on to many lights and waking up the wife. Lights turn on when you get home (geofence) so your not walking into a dark house. Or turning on the furnace when you leave work, or turn it off when you forget to before going to bed. Etc...

I don't have HomeKit door locks yet, if ever - That I don't trust. And I haven't found a drapes controller I like. I'd really like a controller for the fireplace but I haven't been able to find one yet.

Personally, I'm waiting for HomePod in December from Apple. We're an Apple house through and through so doesn't make sense to put something else in the mix when it's finally almost here.