Pure’s DiscovR smart speaker covers its ears when you want some privacy

No matter how much Amazon bangs on about security and encryption, not everyone is comfortable with essentially bugging their own house. Sure, you can mute your Echo’s mics, but can you really be sure she’s not eavesdropping? Pure’s new Alexa-infused, battery powered speaker physically compresses and disconnects the microphones when you don’t want to be heard, so you can discuss [REDACTED] and even [REDACTED] without having to worry. Best of all, even when the DiscovR’s been told to cover its ears you can still use it, with buttons on each corner that can be preset to activate particular commands. You can invite one into your home in October, for the not insignificant price of £229.99.

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Stuff's second Tom has been writing for the magazine and website since 2006, when smartphones were only for massive nerds and you could say “Alexa” out loud without a robot answering. Over the years he’s written about everything from MP3s to NFTs, played FIFA with Trent Alexander-Arnold, and amassed a really quite impressive collection of USB sticks.

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