Dance the night away with a home smart speaker

It’s a way of expressing yourself, no matter how old you are or whether you prefer an intimate waltz with your other half or gathering a whole group of friends to dance the night away together to your favourite tunes.

When it comes to creating the perfect moments for kicking up your heels with friends and family, smart speakers open up a whole new world of possibilities. Let’s take a closer look at what they can offer.

Why should I get a smart speaker for my home?

Smart speakers are exactly what their name suggests; they are speakers, just a little bit smarter than normal. They’re great for playing music, just like a conventional speaker – there’s nothing particularly amazing about that – but then there’s the added smart part, which brings with it all kinds of extra features. Smart speakers come with microphones, for example, which can pick up specific voice commands like these:

• Hey Google, … (for Google Home/Google Assistant)
• Alexa, … (for Amazon Alexa)
• Siri, … (for Apple Home)

When you utter these trigger words, a smart speaker will start listening out for what you have to say. Then you can give it a voice command, such as “Hey Google, what’s the weather like?”. Since smart speakers know their location too, they will even be able to give you an accurate local weather forecast.

Connect several speakers for a more impressive sound

Apart from enquiring about the weather, a great way to use your speaker is to ask it to play a new song by your favourite artist, or even a whole playlist. Just pick a few tunes depending on your mood while you’re waiting to get the party started, and you’ll have a playlist ready to go in no time. Or perhaps it would be better to say several playlists – one for welcoming your guests into your home, one for while you’re eating and one for dessert and after-dinner coffee, before finally dialling things up with some popular hits to get everyone on their feet!

Another clever thing about smart speakers is that you can connect several together, so you can play your tunes in different rooms all at once. That means your friends can party away in your living room, in your kitchen and in your garden at the same time and everyone will have plenty of space to show off their dancing skills.

To get started, simply ask your smart speaker to turn on a playlist of your choice, depending on the kind of mood you want to create at that moment – then just let loose! Incidentally, if any of your guests has their own playlist with them, you can connect that up to your smart speaker too for everyone to enjoy.

Party on people!