Stop making smart speakers that look like trash cans

Someone needs to end this madness. This insanity. This horrifying trend of smart speakers that look like trash cans.

Ahead of CES, LG announced its upcoming ThinQ smart speaker with built-in Google Assistant. I haven't seen it in person, and I have no idea how large (or small) it is, or even how it sounds, but I already can't stand it because its designers couldn't come up with a more imaginative look.

It's time for this trash can aesthetic to end.

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