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12-29-2017, 06:00 AM
Stop making smart speakers that look like trash cans
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Someone needs to end this madness. This insanity. This horrifying trend of smart speakers that look like trash cans.
Ahead of CES (http://mashable.com/category/ces/), LG announced (http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2017/12/lgs-2018-speaker-lineup-wows-with-premium-sound-ease-of-use-and-now-smart-capabilities/) its upcoming ThinQ smart speaker with built-in Google Assistant (http://mashable.com/category/google-assistant/). I haven't seen it in person, and I have no idea how large (or small) it is, or even how it sounds, but I already can't stand it because its designers couldn't come up with a more imaginative look.
It's time for this trash can aesthetic to end.
SEE ALSO: Amazon's Echo Spot is the blueprint for all future smart speakers (http://mashable.com/2017/12/18/amazon-echo-spot-review/)
It took a few years, but smart speakers with voice assistants that play you music, tell you the weather, control your smart home devices, and order you pizza, are officially a thing (http://mashable.com/2017/12/27/amazon-echo-dot-alexa-smart-home-top-holiday-2017-gift/) now. There's a good chance you have one in your home. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/smart-speakers-trash-can-design-trend-must-die/)
More about Ces (http://mashable.com/category/ces/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Design (http://mashable.com/category/design/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Lg (http://mashable.com/category/lg/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Google Assistant (http://mashable.com/category/google-assistant/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/GE8JgXqgwKo
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Someone needs to end this madness. This insanity. This horrifying trend of smart speakers that look like trash cans.
Ahead of CES (http://mashable.com/category/ces/), LG announced (http://www.lgnewsroom.com/2017/12/lgs-2018-speaker-lineup-wows-with-premium-sound-ease-of-use-and-now-smart-capabilities/) its upcoming ThinQ smart speaker with built-in Google Assistant (http://mashable.com/category/google-assistant/). I haven't seen it in person, and I have no idea how large (or small) it is, or even how it sounds, but I already can't stand it because its designers couldn't come up with a more imaginative look.
It's time for this trash can aesthetic to end.
SEE ALSO: Amazon's Echo Spot is the blueprint for all future smart speakers (http://mashable.com/2017/12/18/amazon-echo-spot-review/)
It took a few years, but smart speakers with voice assistants that play you music, tell you the weather, control your smart home devices, and order you pizza, are officially a thing (http://mashable.com/2017/12/27/amazon-echo-dot-alexa-smart-home-top-holiday-2017-gift/) now. There's a good chance you have one in your home. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/28/smart-speakers-trash-can-design-trend-must-die/)
More about Ces (http://mashable.com/category/ces/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Design (http://mashable.com/category/design/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Lg (http://mashable.com/category/lg/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Alexa (http://mashable.com/category/alexa/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Google Assistant (http://mashable.com/category/google-assistant/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/GE8JgXqgwKo