LG Electronics is partnering with Amazon to combine smart home appliances with the voice-recognizing AI service Alexa.
Innovation Village gathered that Cho Sung-jin, president of LG Electronics’ Home Appliance and Air Solution Business Division confirmed the development revealing that the company will “seek cooperation with diverse partners to provide differentiated smart home products”.
According to media reports, LG Electronics plans to connect its smart home platforms SmartThinQ Sensor and SmartThinQ Hub to Amazon’s Alexa IoT service based on voice-recognition technology. LG said users will be able to control smart home appliances by giving verbal orders to the SmartThinQ Hub system. The system also sends daily notifications through screen and voice, and can be connected to mobile devices via Bluetooth to play music.
The SmartThinQ Sensor attaches to home appliances to make them work like smart devices. LG has also connected the sensor to the Amazon Dash online shopping system. Users can order products by touching the sensors attached to each appliance.
