Russia's major Internet giant YANDEX announced on May 23 that it will expand large -scale functions of the company's intelligent assistant, Alice, through various smart home products.
YANDEX, which is often called "Russian Google", has announced a voice assistant like Alexa in 2017, alongside the company's search mobile apps.Since then, Alice has also expanded to other services, and last year it has reached the $ 160 -US smart speaker, YANDEX.Station.As a third -party manufacturer such as LG is working together with his products and Alice, YANDEX has launched his first brand smartphone that pushed Alice to the front last year.
Denis Chernilevsky, who leads the device development that Alice is available in YANDEX, said:
According to today's news, YANDEX and Alice continue to open up Amazon and others in various smart home integration.Big name partners such as Philips, Xiaomi (small rice), REDMOND, and Samsung are developing audio integration that covers lighting, thermostat, TV, coffee maker, etc.This means that the user can turn on a TV by calling her Alice through mobile apps and smart speakers.
YANDEX digital assistant "Alice", which can be used to turn on TV.However, only in Russia.
YANDEX is following Amazon by launching its own brand smart gadgets, such as smart remote control, smart plugs, and smart bulbs.These devices are expected to be available in US $ 19 to 21 US dollars, with the YANDEX online store "Beru" and at Russian city small and medium -sized stores.
Like Amazon's Alexa, Alice supports routine customization, so users can connect a series of events with one phrase.For example, if you say "good morning, alice", you can turn on heating and turn on the kettle.
In this context, Amazon's Alexa has not yet supported Russian, but Google and Apple's digital assistants are compatible with Russian.However, none of the companies have launched a smart home device for the Russian market, and in this regard, YANDEX will be able to ensure advantageous positions in the home market.
[Via VentureBeat] @Venturebeat
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