We use our Echo Dot and Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote multiple times a day. The Dot is in our kitchen and we use it to get news updates (NPR), play podcasts and audiobooks, and to get the weather forecast. I also like to ask it the price of bitcoin. The Fire TV Stick with Alexa Voice Remote is great if you are an Amazon prime member. It also streams HBO, YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, Showtime and most other streaming services.
Amazon has a good deal today: $60 for a Fire TV Stick and an Echo Dot.