Tom set up a voice assistant for his grandmother and showed her how to ask it for the weather, the time, and music.
On his next visit, he asked it for a song. It replied with a reminder to eat something first.
He asked for the weather. It reminded him to take a coat.
‘Grandma, what did you do to this thing?’
‘I recorded a few reminders,’ she said. ‘You never listen when I say them myself.’
Tom asked it to turn the lights on.
‘After you’ve had lunch,’ the little speaker replied.
Grandma smiled. ‘At last, someone in this house can get a word in before you change the subject.’