Hey Google!

How would you like to get real-time answers to things you want to know from a voice-activated, computerized personal assistant? Sounds fantastic, doesn’t it? Well, according to the advertising, that’s exactly what you’ll get when you purchase “Google Home” — a nifty device that you can ask to play your favorite music, navigate your TV viewing, surf the web and a whole lot more. So imagine, the minute you take it out of the box and set it up you can’t wait to get started asking questions: “Hey Google,” you say, “what time is it?” And your assistant gives you the precise time to the second, in any corner of the world. “Hey Google, will I need an umbrella today?” and the voice, which can be programmed to speak in a variety of languages and different accents, responds with a detailed forecast including temperature, the chance of precipitation, relative humidity, UV index, sunrise, sunset and so on. How about a tricky one? “Hey, Google, how…