Could the “Siri Speaker” be coming in 2017? Apple is slated to launch an audio device that would give Amazon Echo a run for its cash. According to KGI Securities Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple goes to debut a smart speaker on the Worldwide Developers Conference subsequent month.
“We believe there is over [a] 50% chance that Apple will announce its first home AI product at WWDC in June and start selling in the second half of 2017,” Kuo stated in a be aware to purchasers, MacRumors reported.
The device, powered by Siri, will reportedly be catering to a high-end market, supply high-quality audio and leisure and value greater than the Amazon Echo, which retails for $179.99. Kuo additionally believes the acoustics will entail one woofer and 7 tweeters with a computing energy related to an iPhone 6/6s.
Apart from value, Kuo notes that Apple’s home device would supply customers a special expertise. For one, Amazon’s Echo solely speaks English whereas Apple’s Siri helps 24 languages. Then, for iPhone and Mac customers, Apple’s audio product will undoubtedly supply all units the choice to synchronize.
Kuo additionally predicts Inventec will manufacture the product. Not solely does Inventec assemble Apple’s AirPods, however the firm has been “co-developing home AI products with Apple for over two years.”
News of Apple’s first smart home device was reported in May by the Information. In September, Bloomberg reported that Apple was testing prototypes of the device. According to Bloomberg, the gadget may probably have facial recognition sensors, and CNET claims a built-in digital camera may be a risk.
