Survey Finds Most Smart Speakers Just Set Kitchen Timers

A leaked report from the Center for Digital Dependency confirms that 72% of smart speaker usage consists solely of setting timers for pasta and reminding owners when laundry is done. In New York, one family admitted their $400 device�s primary role is announcing �five more minutes� before frozen pizza burns. Experts describe the phenomenon as �appliance underachievement,� where groundbreaking AI reduces itself to the duties of a cheap oven clock. Meanwhile, companies continue to advertise futuristic capabilities like home automation, though most consumers never move beyond shouting �Play Spotify.� Ironically, the devices often mishear requests, with one case study noting Alexa once ordered 50 pounds of cat food after misinterpreting a sneeze. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com