Yandex Debuts Smart Home Ecosystem Powered by Intelligent Assistant, Alice
May 23 2019 - 6:12AM
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX), a technology company that builds intelligent
products and services powered by machine learning, unveiled
Russia’s first smart home ecosystem powered by the company’s
intelligent assistant, Alice. Alice can now turn on lights,
adjust a thermostat, control a TV, or even make coffee.
Leading manufacturers such as Philips, Xiaomi, Samsung, and Redmond
will offer Yandex smart home compatible products, including smart
bulbs, plugs, and appliances.
"A year ago we brought Alice into users’ homes with the launch
of Russia’s first smart speaker, Yandex.Station. These new
smart home capabilities will offer Russian users the next level of
automated living, complementing Alice’s existing comprehensive
skill set. Today we’re bringing our users a voice-controlled
smart home ecosystem powered by Yandex’s world-class speech and AI
technologies,” says Denis Chernilevsky, Head of Alice-enabled
device development at Yandex.
Users can control their smart home devices at home or on the go
from many platforms powered by Alice. For example, users can
launch Alice on their smartphone and ask her to turn on the house
lights on their way back home.
The platform also supports customized scenarios whereby multiple
smart home accessories are activated with a single command.
For example, a user can program Alice to respond to “Good Morning,
Alice” with a sequence of commands that turn on an electric kettle,
plays their favorite music station and even raises the temperature
on the thermostat.
In addition to supporting third-party smart home devices, Yandex
is releasing a range of its own gadgets - the Smart Bulb, the Smart
Plug, and the Smart Remote Control. Users can control the
brightness and color of the Smart Bulb, and the Smart Plug can
power on any device with voice commands. The Smart Remote
Control enables Alice to control devices with infrared remote
controls including air conditioners and TVs. Starting today,
Yandex’s smart devices are available on Beru (Yandex’s e-Commerce
marketplace), at the Yandex store in Moscow, and later in June
through Svyaznoy retail locations. The Smart Bulb and the
Smart Plug are available for 1,190 rubles ($19) each and the Smart
Remote Control will sell for 1,390 rubles ($21).
Yandex’s smart home system runs on an open API, enabling
third-party manufacturers to integrate their smart devices. More
information can be found here:
https://tech.yandex.ru/dialogs/smart-home/
In 2017, Yandex launched Alice, offering a Russian-speaking
intelligent assistant with the ability to perform tasks across the
Yandex ecosystem. Today, Alice has tens of millions of
monthly active users and is equipped to help users navigate their
daily routines with skills from Yandex and third-party
developers. Alice is available on multiple platforms
including Yandex.Station smart speaker, Yandex Search App,
Yandex.Browser, Yandex.Phone, LG WK7Y smart speakers, Elari
SmartBeat, Irbis A and DEXP Smartbox, Elari KidPhone 3G children's
smartwatches, Sony Xperia Ear Duo headphones, as well as
Yandex.Navigator and other Yandex products and
services. Devices in Yandex’s smart home system will be
distinguished by a "Works with Alice" label.
Contacts
Media Relations
Matvey Kireev
Phone: +7 495 739-7000
E-mail: pr@yandex-team.com
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