Build a DIY Amazon Echo using Arduino and 1Sheeld: https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/...
Put a smartphone in a PVC pipe and select the clock, music player, internet, voice recognition and text to speech shields of 1Sheeld.
You can use Amazon Echo to know the clock, play music, know the weather and control your home lights with Arduino.
All you have to say is Alexa! And you can know all the information you need.