At the 2018 CES just ended, the Internet of Things and smart home are still one of the hot spots. Unlike previous years, when the Internet of Things meets AI (artificial intelligence), it will inspire more innovative scene applications. And AI also needs to rely on the Internet of Things to accumulate big data and continuously upgrade the level of artificial intelligence.
The smart home has only heard the staircase and no one has come down. The situation has continued for many years. Can AI achieve the ultimate breakthrough in commercialization after the AI ​​enables the Internet of Things and the catalysis of 5G communication? From Samsung, LG, Sony to Haier, Hisense, TCL, Skyworth, Changhong, Konka, Suning and other Chinese and foreign companies are actively promoting.
However, there is a bigger platform behind the push. Google Assistant and Amazon Alex have accelerated their penetration into major smart hardware vendors. Their figures are almost everywhere at CES 2018. Baidu and Ali are also grabbing the limelight at CES. The pattern of domestic and foreign competition in smart homes is still unclear.
At this CES, Samsung announced that in the spring of 2018, it will integrate its Internet of Things applications, unifying Samsung Connect, Smart Home, Smart View and more platforms into the SmartThings application. Users will be able to use one application through their mobile phones. , TV or car connection to control any device that supports SmartThings platform. In addition, Samsung also announced that it will connect the HARMAN Ignite platform to the SmartThings cloud platform to bring the IoT experience from smart home to car equipment. Consumers will be able to easily manage smart and connected home life through cars or other devices.
LG announced the establishment of artificial intelligence brand ThinQ, and showed a full range of artificial intelligence home products, including wardrobes, refrigerators, washing machines.
Sony's artificial intelligence technology also extends from home to cars. Its smart speaker Xperia Hello and robot dog aibo can talk with family members and help daily life. Sony also revealed the strategic path of the image sensor at this CES. In order to create a "safe cocoon" vision, Sony is working with Bosch, Intel MOBILEYE, Nvidia, Hyundai, Nissan, Kia, Toyota.
White electric giant Haier launched a one-stop smart home complete solution at this CES. The "network appliances" (smart appliances) such as refrigerators and magic mirrors in five major spaces such as smart living rooms, smart kitchens and smart bathrooms are The interactive control center connects the seven ecosystems of air, water, food, washing, safety, health, and entertainment in parallel to show the smart home scene. In addition, Chinese companies such as Changhong, Hisense, and Skyworth also displayed a full set of smart home solutions.
Gao Shiwang, Director of Industry Development Department of China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Mechanical and Electrical Products, told First Financial that this time Samsung, LG, Haier, Huawei, Changhong and other manufacturers all took smart home as the focus of display, but in terms of full landing and commercialization, It seems that they lack some substantive content.
"In the era of true Internet of Things, whether a simple single product plus an intelligent network control module or a product model will have subversive changes. This may still be questionable. However, it is difficult for existing manufacturers to break the The number of roads and the existing advantages are sometimes disadvantages. The existing shares of various manufacturers in the traditional field determine that compatibility with each other will remain a key issue on the road to commercialization of smart homes. "Gao Shiwang said.
The rapid commercialization of 5G may be an important bursting point. The improvement of network capacity, speed, and coverage will give the Internet of Things a rich enough scenario. The accelerated intervention of technology giants is also an important factor in the rapid landing of the Internet of Things and smart homes.
Smart Home Platform: Google and Amazon EnclosureGoogle seems to be everywhere at CES 2018. It announced cooperation with companies such as LG, GE, Hisense, and Google Assistant integrated in more brands of smart home products. So far, Google Assistant has reached cooperation with more than 1,500 smart home devices from more than 220 brands. In addition, Google also announced a new cooperation with Qualcomm. The Home Hub platform on the Qualcomm chip supports Google ’s Android Things, allowing Google ’s voice assistant to connect more devices on the home side.
Facing the chasing trend of Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa continues to expand its "friend circle". At CES 2018, Amazon Alexa officially added Konnect-Verdera voice lighting mirror; Hisense 4K TV connected to Amazon Alexa; Panasonic and Amazon's Alexa cloud cooperation brought a new in-car interactive experience.
Gao Shiwang believes that at this CES, major electrical manufacturers rely on their advantages in the product field, and have their own standard smart home system displays and complete product displays, but many of them have Google and Amazon. In particular, google series logos have appeared in many manufacturers' products, and advertisements are also spread all over the venues. Although there is no specific booth, google's limelight is evident, which also reflects the accelerated penetration of smart home or Internet of Things by technology giants.
In fact, Ali, Baidu and Tencent, China's three major Internet giants, are also actively infiltrating in the field of smart life. At this CES, Baidu released three hardware products equipped with DuerOS2.0, including smart video speakers, smart speaker lights and smart projectors. DuerOS has added more than 130 partners in the past six months. Alibaba Cloud IoT demonstrated a shared bicycle solution.
Zhou Qun, managing director of GFK China, pointed out to First Financial that the relationship between the AI ​​platform and hardware entrance and the competition rules in the international market are completely different from China. Internationally, from the perspective of specific applications, Amazon Alex and Google Assistant are unified standards, while the domestic is basically the platform solution given by the three Internet giants of BAT. Domestic enterprises have great confusion, because the smart standards in overseas markets are different from those in China, and how to balance the product lines at home and abroad is a problem.
Zhou Qun also reminded that the AI ​​applications of international companies are still ahead of domestic companies. In addition to automatic recognition, intelligent voice interaction is more in English and Chinese. How to achieve the same pace in Chinese is also a big challenge. This in turn involves differences in the technological path between the overseas market and the Chinese market.
However, Liu Jun, executive vice president and president of Lenovo in China, is optimistic that one of the core keywords of this year's CES is the intelligent Internet of Things. One third of the 4500 exhibitors are Chinese companies. A large number of intelligent IoT innovations come from China . In the era of PC Internet, China is the chaser. In the era of mobile Internet, China has become a surpasser. In the future era of intelligent Internet of Things, China is expected to become a leader.
"BAT is playing games with Google and Amazon. Chinese companies need to balance the relationship between overseas business and Chinese business. Internationally, Google and Amazon will continue to move forward. Compared with leading international AI companies, Chinese companies are likely to be mobile-based. The advantages of the Internet are catching up, and there is a great possibility that it will be pulled down a lot. "Zhou Qun said.
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