... Amazon's voice assistant Alexa strikes a new tone with the plan and provides child-friendly explanations in many cases. For example, water is not explained as a purely chemical compound, but practical aspects are also emphasised, such as the fact that boiling water makes spaghetti soft...

The Amazon Echo speakers are the most popular smart speakers for good reason: the voice control works great, Alexa proves to be a friendly help. The small Echo Dot offers this at a fair price. It should be clear that the little balls do not deliver hi-fi sound. The Amazon Echo Studio is much closer to that...