Home and office automation systems comprising wireless and wired controllers, controlled devices, and software for controlling lighting, HVAC, security and safety networked devices in the internet of things; Computer hardware and remote control devices for controlling the operations of televisions, video monitors, set top boxes, audio, video, and media players and recorders, home entertainment systems, home theatre systems, and home automation hubs; Computer software used for controlling voice controlled information and personal assistant devices, namely, cloud-connected and voice-controlled smart audio speakers with virtual personal assistant capabilities; scientific apparatus and instruments, namely, computer hardware, computer hardware peripherals, audio players and recorders, media players and recorders, power adapters and remote controls for smart audio speakers; Computer hardware, computer peripherals, handheld computers, and smart audio speakers for controlling software applications and for searching, controlling, storing, displaying, playing, and recording audio, video, and multimedia content; Apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity, namely, home automation systems comprising wireless controllers, and software for controlling lighting, appliances, HVAC, and home security and safety alarms and devices; Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; Calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers; Computer software for use in connection with digital content subscriptions for accessing, browsing, and searching music, video, audio, seminars, stories, novels with the digital content subscriptions providing the same; Computer software for use in connection with search platforms to allow users to request and receive digital media content, computer software for distributing, downloading, transmitting, receiving, playing, displaying, storing and organizing text, graphics, images, audio, video, multimedia content, and software applications; Computer software for personal information management, namely, management of contact lists, itineraries, appointments, and messages, and for accessing, browsing, and searching online databases, audio, video, multimedia content; Cloud-connected and voice-controlled smart audio speakers with virtual personal assistant capabilities; Computer software used for controlling stand-alone voice controlled information devices, namely, cloud-connected and voice-controlled smart audio speakers with virtual personal assistant capabilities; Accessories, namely, power adapters and remote controls for smart audio speakers