Falling in love with the Amazon Echo

She hears me from across the room, talks to me and follows my command. What’s not to love, writes Rajiv Makhni.

In the movie Her, Joaquin Phoenix falls in love. Big time. It’s the one-of-a-kind, all-consuming, breathless, no-one-but-that-person kind of love.

Ear to the ground: The Amazon Echo is shaped like a can of Pringles chips and can hear your voice from across a room.

Smooth as Homey: The Homey (above) will take voice commands to assist you; the VoicePod (below) offers hands-free home control in the same way