The benefits of a major appliance with Google Assistant or Alexa support

Better. Smarter. Possibly more annoying. Did I leave the stove on? ... What do I need from the grocery store? Is the washer done yet? ... It rained —I'd better stop the sprinklers from watering. ... Man, I really wish we hadn't left the lights on all day. ... It'd be great if we remembered to turn off the air conditioning when we're gone. Look, I'll be the first person to tell you that not everything needs to be wired up to Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant (or Cortana or Siri or whatever). I d...