In today's world, technological advancements have been so massive that we have gotten to the point that everything around us is labeled as smart from fridges, lights to now even speakers, and this begs the question of what is a smart home speaker?

A smart speaker can be defined as a smart wireless audio playback device that encompasses several types of' connectivity to employ surplus functionality. Smart speakers contain special features so that it's easy to use and have multi-device connectivity for audio streaming.

A smart speaker has a wide range of functionality in homes, especially although you can use it in transit as well. This review will cover the smart speakers in detail, its features, controls, and everything else that we ought to know about these devices.

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How a smart home speaker functions

The key to the maneuvers of a smart speaker is speech recognition technology. Speech recognition allows the smart speaker to understand the speech spoken it's surrounding and act upon it.

As we had noted earlier, different smart speaker manufacturers employ different speech recognition technology such as the Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Siri, to name but a few.

Once this system hears a `wake word,' it sends the prompts over the internet to the main processing area and then to the manufacturer's cloud system. This recognition service is based on algorithms so that this system can familiarize itself with your voice and speech patterns to render better services to you in the future.

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What is a smart home speaker?: Features

Digital displays

Smart speakers, in some instances, have digital displays that indicate the time or notifications. Some are equipped with touch screens that can stream content and even make video calls.

Lighting

Some smart speakers have intelligent lighting that comes to life in certain instances, such as when the `wake word' is said, for incoming calls or notifications.

Reminders

Smart speakers can set reminders, alerts, and schedule calendar events at your request. They even set alarms and wake you up at the given time.

Music

Smart speakers can play and pause music as well as allowing for multi-device connectivity to play music from one source.

Multiple Commands

The smart home speaker is capable of accepting two commands that have been issued in a sequence and execute them accordingly.

Kitchen assistance

Smart speakers come handy in the kitchen, whereby given the select ingredients, they can recommend recipes from all over the net and giving you step by step instructions at your request.

Google Home Smart Speaker

What is a smart home speaker?: items that smart speakers can control

Smart refrigerators

A smart refrigerator is a fridge that has web ability, such as the Samsung FamilyHub Smart Fridge. You can use the smart home Speaker to turn off the fridge, query the refrigerator on what is stored inside and keep track of the stock inside.

Security and locks

The smart home speaker allows you to control smart locks such as the Nest X Yale Lock with your voice. This lock works seamlessly and locks or unlocks the door when you approach. It even has a sensor that lets you know if your entry has been securely locked. It also enables you to give access to your household to people for specific periods like an hour, and then it locks itself.

Hubs

The smart home can control smart hubs such as the Samsung SmartThings Hub 3rd Generation. It enables your devices to work in harmony, and you can set routines that fit your lifestyle.

Smart Home Hubs

Switches and sockets

Some switches and sockets are smart; some of them do not require a hub for control but just an application. The smart home allows you to control your switches and plugs, whether you are around or away. With some smart switches like the SmartThings Wi-Fi Smart Plug, you can switch your appliances on with your voice.

Smart lighting

Connecting our smart speaker to smart lighting such as Philips Hue Lights will enable you to do more than switch the lights on and off. You can adjust the brightness, sync your lights, or change the color in individual rooms. You even can remotely ask Google if you left the lights on.

Conclusion

To sum it all up, smart home speakers are very crucial to households that have smart devices due to the ease of control that they grant the user. These devices are here to stay and make our lives easier and better.

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