RAISING THE BAR

Can you remember a time before Amazon’s Alexa? When you had to ( shock!) turn off your own lights, or ( horror!) play a music track manually? Well, that biatch sure does get around, now taking pride of place within the Polk command bar, the fi rst voice- controlled soundbar in the land by a leading manufacturer. So, if you’ve simply had enough of reaching for the remote to turn the volume up or down, or pressing “pause” and “play” — such unnecessary fl exing of one’s fi nger — you can just ask the ever- obliging Alexa to do it. The top- of- the- range home theatre system, compatible with other smart home devices you might have, costs £ 249 and also boasts a wireless sub- woofer for deep bass to really bring your favourite movies to life.

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