Tmall Genie Introduces "Voice Network" and Voice Intelligence may Become a "Standard" for the Home Appliance

Netease Technology reported on January 9th, US local time on January 8th, Tmall Genie released the next-generation smart home connection solution IoTConnect Kit supporting ""voice networking"" at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). At the same time, it cooperated with Bosch to launch the first smart speaker for the high-end market.

At this CES, Alibaba A.I. Labs released a new generation of intelligent connection service IoTConnect Kit on its booth.

It is understood that last year, Ali released the IoTConnect, the open communication protocol of the smart network at CES, which is the first in the world to adopt Bluetooth mesh technology. A year later, IoTConnect ""evolved"" again. In addition to the ability to open communication protocols, it also included connection standards, SDKs, modules, development boards and chip libraries, product libraries, solution libraries, and product specifications, certification specifications, Service capabilities of the ""full stack"" smart home connectivity platform, including security specifications.

Compared to last year, the IoTConnect Kit provides manufacturers with a more diverse choice of more convenient, efficient and advanced smart home access services.

According to the general manager of Ali A.I. Labs, Ru Yi, at the press conference, in August last year, the IoTConnect Kit was piloted for some industries. In just over 4 months, more than 4.5 million new devices passed this agreement. Connect with the Lynx Wizard. “At present, the number of devices connected to our platform has maintained a year-on-year growth rate of more than 50%. Due to the huge advantages in technical solutions, the IoTConnect Kit has become the partner of choice.”

In addition, the Tmall Genie also announced at the press conference to cooperate with Bosch to launch the first smart speaker for the high-end market.

According to reports, in the cooperation between the two parties, Tmall Genie provided Qina with voice interaction capabilities and some online resources. As a smart product for the two sides to explore the mid-to-high-end market, Qina also made more in product design. Multifaceted differentiation.

It is reported that as the leading brand in the global high-end home appliance market, Bosch Home Appliances has been leading the trend of home appliances around the world. At this CES, Bosch first launched the smart speaker product Qina, which is built into the Tmall Genie voice interactive system. This is the first smart speaker product launched by the Bosch brand in China.

As the new product of Bosch China, Qia is positioned in the voice control of smart home. At present, Qina has realized the voice control of 5 categories and 18 products of Bosch Home Appliances. In the future, Qina will focus on continuously optimizing the functions and experiences of smart home control and extending voice intelligence control to more categories.

At the same time, the product design also benefited from the 90-year accumulation of Bosch's professional audio brand EV&Dynacord. Kina has a 360-degree sound field design, showing outstanding professional sound quality, built-in lithium battery can provide 7 hours of endurance, offline wake-up Words also make it easier and more user-friendly to interact.

According to Liu Min, vice president of strategy and business development of Bosch China Group, “The launch of Qia Na will enable Bosch to achieve better connection and interaction with external ecological partners based on the original smart home system. At the same time, Bosch's five major categories of home appliances The voice control of the Qina speaker has been realized, and we look forward to connecting more different brands of home equipment through the IoTConnect Kit with the Tmall Wizard to create a more convenient and smarter life for Chinese families.""

From 2017 to 2018, the explosive growth of smart speakers not only created a group of lucky people, but also made the once-questioned smart home industry feel the speed of China. In 2019, how far are we from the real era of ""all things in the world""? Perhaps the launch of Qina makes this day faster.