If a genie were to grant your every household-management wish, you’d waste no time making demands: “Add milk to my grocery list”; “Lock the doors”; “Help my kid with algebra”!
The same kind of magic can be had in smart devices – for a price (in this case, your data). But Internet-enabled products aren’t going “poof” anytime soon. In fact, more than six in 10 parents say their young kids interact with voice-activated assistants.