Ode to Joy 2 dominates the screen, black technology has been implanted in life, take us to fly

After reading the introduction of the Amazon Echo cool string and playing with Apple's Siri for so long, Ode to Joy 2 is a powerful display of all kinds of black technology! The Internet of Things and smart home have been talked about for many years. Are these technologies just companion robots at home? Smart Appliances? Or a smart switch? What technologies are already available in the European and American markets, let's talk about the Internet of Things we have known over the years, and imagine what the Internet of Things will look like in the future? See what products the old drivers already have? What new technology is there?

The Internet of Things and smart home have been talked about for many years. Are these technologies just companion robots at home? Smart Appliances? Or a smart switch? What technologies are already available in the European and American markets, let's talk about the Internet of Things we have known over the years, and imagine what the Internet of Things will look like in the future? See what products the old drivers already have? What new technology is there?

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1. What do you think of Amazon's launch of the Echo Show with a touch screen?
It has been two and a half years since the first-generation Echo was released in November 2014. On May 9, Alexa and Echo Chief Evangelist David Isbitski announced the Echo Show on the Amazon Developer Blogs, bringing a touch screen, camera, etc. A series of new features, and announced that Smart Home Skill will soon open the API interface of smart cameras. And just a few days ago, Apple executive Phil Schiller just publicly stated that "the Echo's lack of a display is a hindrance in many cases."
2. What do you think of the rumors that Apple WWDC will launch Siri Hub in June?
Since June last year, there has been continuous news that Apple will soon launch a smart speaker with built-in Siri voice assistant service; in the first half of this year, Guo Mingchi, an analyst who specializes in predicting Apple's trends, broke the news again that Apple is likely to release in June this year. The device will be launched; Phil Schiller's remarks in May that "smart speakers need screens" seem to have confirmed the rumors. At present, Amazon Echo dominates the smart speaker market with a market share of more than 70%, followed by Google Home with nearly 25%.
3. What do you think about Google Home's CA and DA grading of partners?
Google Home has been following in the footsteps of its predecessor, Amazon Echo, since its inception, and even the types of Action are following the Skill-Conversation Action focuses on function customization and is as flexible as Custom Skill; Direct Action focuses on native support for smart homes, such as Great Smart Home Skill. Different from the way Smart Home Skill is widely used, Google has always strictly controlled DA developers, and only developers who remain after strict screening by the Google Home Team will become DA partners.
4. Is cloud service a mainstream trend for future smart home device interoperability?
First of all, for smart homes, cloud services not only provide low operating costs, but also allow data to have a large storage space, which can be quickly analyzed, transmitted, calculated, and classified. For the interoperability of smart devices, currently The market mainly relies on the voice control of smart speakers, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, and it is also cloud service technology that allows various devices to connect the two to achieve interconnection. Because of the popularity of Amazon Echo and Google Home and the possible revolution of voice control for future smart homes, some people think that cloud services are the mainstream trend of future smart home device interoperability. Is that so? Smart home has been talked about for so many years, is there a more interesting possibility?

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If you don't agree with these four points, come and express your point of view.
On May 20, 2017, on the 35th issue of Yunqi TechDay, we discussed the development and new technologies of European and American smart homes with the guests at the Alibaba Innovation Center in Shenzhen. Sharing details: https://yq.aliyun.com/topic/92

Then let's chat together:

Which smart home products have you experienced and how do you feel?

What features do you hope future smart home products have?