In the future, all devices will be connected to the internet and equipped with artificial intelligence or artificial intelligence (AI). Not to be surprised, the adoption of the so-called technology will replace this man has started since the emergence of virtual assistant.
Technology companies ranging from Apple, Google, and Facebook are actively developing devices based on artificial intelligence. In addition to virtual assistants, the device that now adopts many advanced technologies is the speakers.
Speakers with artificial intelligence claimed to provide a myriad of smart experiences, not only for individuals but also families. All human activities at home can be helped thanks to the sophistication of this device.
Apple - HomePod
HomePod officially launched in June at the 2017 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California, USA. The presence of these speakers marks Apple's new move after years of retaining iPhone sales.
HomePod is equipped with Siri's virtual assistant that works based on voice commands, from playing music to setting the room temperature.
In addition, HomePod can play music recommendations when associated with Apple Music services, send messages, to control compatible home gadgets such as light bulbs and thermostats
Price: US $ 349
Xiaomi
Startups from China do not want to be halfway to become the leader of the technology market. Not only aggressive in smartphones, Xiaomi now penetrated into the smart speaker products.
With Mi AI Speaker, Xiaomi claimed ready to compete with smart speakers made by Amazon, the Amazon Echo. Speaker is equipped with six omnidirectional microphone that is claimed to receive voice commands from a distance of up to 16 meters.
Other excellent features can be used for music streaming, audio book and radio. Mi AI Speakers can also make phone calls and display notifications from a smartphone.
Price: US $ 45
Amazon
If HomePod uses Siri, Amazon Echo will use Alexa as its virtual assistant. Alexa is able to respond to various simple commands to the questions as well as using Bing as a search engine.
Different with Siri, Alexa's vitality assistant actually reaped the high popularity of only 800 thousand users in May 2016 to 2.6 million this year.
Price: US $ 179
Alibaba
The e-Commerce giant Alibaba develops the Tmall Genie speaker that is provided by AliGenie's virtual assistant. One of the interesting functions of Tmall Genie is that users can order items directly from Tmall via this speaker.
In addition to voiceprint recognition feature, Tmall Genie is also equipped with key features, such as listening to music, weather forecasts, and the latest news. However, this device exists only for the Chinese market. Therefore, the voice command should be Chinese
Price: 500 yuan
Samsung
Following the footsteps of other technology companies, Samsung is also reportedly developing smart speakers based on artificial intelligence.
Speaker with the code name "Vega" will be equipped with a virtual assistant made by Samsung itself, namely Bixby. Unfortunately not known about the full specifications, features, including when the device will be released.
In order to compete with speakers made by Apple, Google, and Amazon, Samsung reportedly will embed feature Mainstay. These speakers will not only be developed for smartphones, but also other devices.
Google has a big mission in the future to expand the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning to more devices.
As a prefix, Google immerses advanced technology called Google Assistant on Google Home devices. This device is telha announced at the event Google I / O 2017 in Mountain View, California some time ago.
Google Home is a smart speaker that can do human work, from making calls via WiFi, sending messages, reviewing traffic, to giving notifications to users to delay flight schedules.
Price: US $ 129