Although our smartphones — and, for those wearing them, our smartwatches — have become do - everything touchscreen remotes for many connected devices, from which you can dim your lights, close your blinds, lock your doors, and control your set - top box, they're not necessarily
the most convenient interface.
What started as a novelty and source of marketing differentiation from a smartphone manufacturer has become the
most convenient user
interface for the Internet of Things, as well as a plain - spoken yet empathetic controller of our digital existence.