Smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, and Goggle Assistant have come a long way to help people establish smart homes and smart offices. Think, you call, “Go to sleep!” and the lights turn off automatically, doors lock, and everything is back to place as you desired.
Touchscreen technology was revolutionary when it first started rolling out in the 90s. However, digital assistants are gaining huge traction now due to the smart speakers. As of now, the voice is the new touch where users just need to speak to give commands, and the work will be done instantly.
Amazon introduced its line-up of Echo devices to access Alexa at home in September 2019. Amazon unveiled a series of new devices, including Amazon Echo dot with clock, all-new Echo, Echo Show 8, and Alexa Smart.
Technology is rapidly evolving, and our everyday habits are heavily influenced by the electronics present in homes, cars, and offices. Voice is becoming a natural way to interact with our network of physical objects as IoT technology becomes more popular. Who thought speech work as a universal remote control that could improve the quality of your home life. Well, it is a new reality now.
Smart Home
Any living place having an internet connection and devices connected to it is a smart house. Smartphones, laptops, and televisions are all likely connected to WiFi in smart homes. It allows residents to manage specific aspects of the environment, such as streaming a movie from our laptop to the TV screen. A truly smart home system also comprises networked devices, such as smart speakers to make the task easy. For instance, when someone enters the house, the smart speaker’s camera detects motion and switch on the lights. Amazon is continuously upgrading the features of Alexa.
Recently, the brand made headlines as it introduced new features. Through the new capabilities of Alexa, the technology will be able to detect the sound of appliances beeping, running water, etc. Thus, it will help users carry out daily chores and allow them to change settings accordingly.
Apple also launched an Apple Homekit to convert homes into smart homes. The system also included Siri for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, HomePod Mini, and Mac computer.
Amazon introduced interesting features to make the user’s Christmas even better. The company unveiled a Christmas countdown routine and its latest “Hey Santa” feature. Through this, users can ask the device to tell you a story, set a timer, sing a song, crack a joke, and more.
In China, Baidu unveiled its Xiaodu Smart Display X8 smart speaker for the Chinese market in December 2019. This new smart home device is enabled with an 8-inch full-view touchscreen display having 1280×800 resolution, which supports multiple biometric modalities.
Smart speakers to build smart office
A smart office help employees perform better and faster work through the help of a voice assistant. Employees may use efficient sensors and mobile apps to accomplish tedious jobs more efficiently.
Reminders
Smart speakers have the capacity to create alerts and reminders for key impending events. It is the most literal application of a digital assistant. Users can even set reminders, and the technology will handle the rest.
News and Events Update
Employees can even check the news without even moving fingers on a smartphone.
Reservation related to Meeting
Every meeting would run less than 30 minutes and cover every item on the agenda. The majority of us have also dealt with scheduling problems such as ghost bookings or double-booked meeting venues. Smart speakers can help users check their current meeting location after their booked meeting time and extend the booking timing accordingly.
Smart speakers are evolving at a rapid pace than expected. Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa, is expected to help astronauts on the Moon. Recently the news came out in which Amazon, Lockheed Martin, and Cisco have signed a pact to integrate a human-machine interface technology into the Nasa Orion spacecraft. This system is forecast to offer AI-based voice and video support to astronauts.
Google Assistant has also been rapidly growing. Users can now control their cars and unlock the doors through Google assistant. This smart car key feature by Google allows users to lock, unlock, and start a supported BMW vehicle directly from their connected smartphone. The technology started rolling out to the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, and Galaxy S21 series early last month. Google is actively developing a few more capabilities that will allow users to utilize the Google Assistant to control various automotive operations.
The Smart Speaker industry is rapidly evolving due to the increasing penetration of smart devices. In addition, the upcoming 5G rollout is forecast to boost the growth potential for the smart speaker industry.
Astute Analytica estimates that the global smart speaker market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20% during the forecast period from 2017 to 2027.
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