Frippery when wet

“OK Google. How can I ask you daft questions, control my smart lights and listen to soft rock in the shower?”

■ Wet butler It can’t make phone calls, but the TicHome Mini does pretty much everything else the Google Home Mini can: controlling your smart home, playing music from Spotify or the radio, and answering those nagging trivia questions. ■ Toney soprano This thing trumps both the Home Mini and Amazon’s Echo Dot for sound: its down-firing speakers manage to create more bass than you’d expect from its size, and it can go surprisingly loud before distortion kicks in. £75 / stuff.tv/TicHomeMini ■ In theory, the TicHome Mini brings together two of our favourite things: voice-controlled music and hot showers. It’s a smart speaker, much like the Google Home Mini, but adds a splashproof design and portability into the mix, thanks to its rechargeable battery. ■ It’s bulkier than the…

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Stuff UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, June 2018

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