South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., a global powerhouse in electronics components and appliances, vowed Tuesday to make all of its products smart, connected with voice-enabled computing intelligence and Wi-Fi Internet features within the next three years.
“We will demonstrate what genuine and ideal user-friendly smart home can be,” said the company adding that details will be revealed at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) 2017, an international exhibition for home appliances running from Sept. 1 to 6 in Berlin, Germany.
For example, the refrigerator would act as the command center. It would ready all the food materials upon voice demand and remotely activate the cleaner and washer while the user concentrates on cooking.
The electronics giant has been building up on its cloud-based connected system to control all appliances of its own brand or others from a mobile app. Its digital personal assistant Bixby and remote control capabilities will be added onto Samsung Connect networking system.
The Samsung Connect Home Smart Wi-Fi System, a Wi-Fi router and SmartThings hub capable of linking up to 130 devices while providing seamless internet connection has been available in the United States since last month.
“We will marshal the way to a lifestyle where AI, voice command, and cloud-enabled IoT become everyday use,” said Koo Sung-gy, the vice president of Smart Appliances and Home IoT at Samsung.
By Lee Dong-in
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