Triby review: Alexa transforms a silly gadget into a family-oriented digital assistant

Essentially a niche-market Bluetooth speaker with some kiddie appeal, I just didn't find it to be all that compelling. Now that it's become the first third-party device to include Amazon's Alexa digital voice assistant, it's gone from dust-collector to prima-donna status. My early impression of the Triby was that it was a modern interpretation of the transistor radio that graced many kitchen countertops in the last century. Maybe it was the look? Maybe it was because the Tirby's features assume you're placing it in your home's central thoroughfare?