9 Stand-alone voice controlled information devices, namely, cloud-connected and voice-controlled smart audio speakers with virtual personal assistant capabilities; home automation control devices comprising computer hardware and wireless controllers for appliances, lighting systems, HVAC systems, thermostats, security systems, cameras, garage door openers, electronic locks, electric gates, home entertainment systems, stereos, televisions, video streaming devices, video recording devices, speakers, computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, automobiles, wearable activity trackers, smart watches, irrigation systems and other monitoring and control applications for homes, retail stores, offices, and other structures for use in the Internet of Things (IoT); wireless communication devices for voice, data, or image transmission; stand-alone voice controlled information devices and home automation control devices comprising an external electronic display screen and audio speaker; computer software for accessing, monitoring, tracking, searching, saving, and sharing information on topics of general interest; computer software used for controlling stand-alone voice controlled information and personal assistant devices; computer software for use in connection with digital content subscription service and for providing search platforms to allow users to request and receive digital media content; computer software for creating, authoring, distributing, downloading, transmitting, receiving, playing, editing, extracting, encoding, decoding, displaying, storing and organizing audio and multimedia content; voice command and recognition software, speech to text conversion software, and voice-enabled software applications for remotely controlling appliances, lighting systems, HVAC systems, thermostats, security systems, cameras, garage door openers, electronic locks, electric gates, home entertainment systems, stereos, televisions, video streaming devices, video recording devices, speakers, computers, laptop computers, tablet computers, automobiles, wearable activity trackers, smart watches, irrigation systems and other monitoring and control applications for homes, retail stores, offices, and other structures for use in the Internet of Things (IoT); voice command and recognition software, speech to text conversion software, and voice-enabled software applications for personal information management and for accessing, browsing, and searching online databases, audio and multimedia content, games, and software applications; voice command and recognition software, speech to text conversion software, and voice-enabled software applications for providing integrated communication with computerized global networks; voice command and recognition software, speech to text conversion software, and voice-enabled software applications for the transmission, recording, reproduction, display, organization, management, manipulation and review of messages, text, images, files, audio, video and audio-visual content and other data via computer networks, communication networks and the global information network; computer software for personal information management, and for accessing, browsing, and searching online databases, audio and multimedia content, games, and software applications; computer software for providing integrated communication with computerized global networks; computer software for video telephony; computer software for the transmission, recording, reproduction, display, organization, management, manipulation and review of messages, text, images, files, audio, video and audio-visual content and other data via computer networks, communication networks and the global information network; computer software for use as an application programming interface (API) for communications software facilitating video calls, text messages, instant message and online social networking services; video conferencing device in the nature of video telephones and audio and video streaming, recording, and transmission apparatuses; video conferencing software