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Re:Google Home Max is now available by synicalx on Monday December 11, 2017 @07:06PM (#15901973)
I've got a couple of Homes, and I find them pretty useful overall but definitely not essential. Main things I use them for;

1. Alarm clock + morning briefing while I get ready

2. Music player (youtube music works really well, spotify doesn't)

3. Cooking assistant, setting timers etc

4. TV remote - saying "ok google, play xyz" is the ultimate in lazy and I love it

Eventually, and when they get a little cheaper, I intend to invest in a suite of smart lights which (probably?) go nicely with an assistant.

Having said that, natural language stuff still has a long way to go. Ultimately I think of them more as a semi-useful toy.

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