If victory belongs to whoever’s virtual assistant can interact with the most unlikely range of household appliances, then Amazon has already won.
The firm’s voice-activated digital helper has been added to a bathroom mirror that can – via cloud service Kohler Konnect – pass commands to smart kitchen taps, a shower system and even a smart toilet.
“That means ‘Alexa, ask Kohler to flush my toilet’ is something you might end up saying in the near future,” mused Blair Hanley Frank at news site Venturebeat.
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