What is a smart speaker? How to use smart speakers?

Smart speaker is not just a speaker, it is the entrance to the next generation of human-computer interaction.

"Smart speakers are one of the best consumer-grade AI products on the market. It combines a number of artificial intelligence technologies in an innovative way. It is not top-notch in terms of technical difficulty, but it can let ordinary people enjoy the fun of technology. " Pan Yunhe, an academician of China Academy of Engineering and former executive vice president, said, "Smart speakers are not simple speakers, and it is likely to become the entrance of the next generation of human-computer interaction."

Since 20 14 Amazon launched the first smart speaker Echo, domestic and foreign IT giants have successively entered the smart speaker market. JD.COM and Iflytek jointly launched the smart speaker Ding Dong in 20 15, and launched Google Home in 20 16, and this year is the "explosion year" of smart speakers.

On June 20th, Himalayan FM, the audio platform, released the first full-content AI product-Xiaoya AI speaker, with a market price of 999 yuan and an initial pre-sale price of 699 yuan. On July 5, Alibaba launched the smart speaker "Tmall Elf" at a price of 499 yuan; On July 26th, Xiaomi released the AI speaker "Little Love Classmate" at a price of 299 yuan; Until 1 1.65438+6.00 Baidu World Congress, Baidu also belatedly released its first intelligent speaker, raven H, at a price of 1699 yuan. Another strong competitor, Apple, will also release its own smart speaker HomePod from the end of this year to the beginning of next year, with a price of 349 US dollars, about 3,774 yuan.

Seeing the emergence of smart speaker products in the market, many consumers in unknown so will have questions. What's the difference between smart speakers and ordinary speakers? The reporter learned that compared with traditional speakers, the selling points of smart speakers mainly focus on voice human-computer interaction and content services. Users can play music and audio books, inquire about weather and news hotspots, and even tell jokes by chatting with their mouths; At the same time, based on various apps on the application platform, users can use it to order takeout, online shopping and take a taxi. If consumers buy matching smart home products, smart speakers can also become the central control center of smart home, and control the lights, curtains, air conditioners, refrigerators, etc. in the home according to the owner's instructions.

Although the functions of smart speakers on the market are similar, the smart speakers launched by Internet tycoons all have distinct personal styles, highlighting the core advantages of their own enterprises. For example, the built-in artificial intelligence system of "Tmall Elf" integrates the information of Alipay, Taobao and rookie logistics, which enables Tmall Elf to order takeout, charge phone bills, check express delivery and brush Taobao in addition to the routine functions such as listening to music, setting alarm clocks and checking weather.

"Little Love Classmate" focuses on smart home, and users can control Xiaomi's TV, sweeping robot, air purifier and other home equipment with voice. According to Xiaomi's public data, Xiaomi's Internet of Things platform has more than 85 million networked devices, and smart speakers will replace smart phones as its control center.

"Xiaoya" smart speaker benefits from the huge audio content of Himalayan FM platform, which is positioned as a content speaker and has obvious advantages in the richness of content resources.

In Apple's official publicity, music and sound quality are the focus of HomePod, and even hope to change the way music interacts like the Ipod of that year. However, with the support of Siri, Apple may also join the "entrance war" of voice intelligence in the future.

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