The AI can control smartphone and household
appliances with voice command.
If you have a smart speaker, such as the Amazon Echo or Google Home, you can control compatible
appliances with voice commands as well.
The speaker, named in part for Anker's Eufy smart home brand, allows users to control smart home
appliances with voice commands and ask Alexa most of the same questions they can on an Amazon Echo speaker.
Not exact matches
The app allows you to group outlets
with lights and other
appliances, so you can control everything
with a single
voice command.
It will work
with both
voice and text
commands, and is the start of a whole ecosystem of Bixby - controlled devices, which will eventually include all of Samsung's
appliances, from televisions to air conditioners.
Whirlpool has announced a number of new smart home products including various kitchen
appliances that offer everything from
voice command capabilities to smartphone control and pairing
with other smart home products you might already own.
It also features Alexa capabilities which gives you full
voice control of your kitchen
appliances including the ability to order more food, ingredients or supplies
with just a few easy
commands.
You just need to pair your smart plug
with Alexa to have remote access and to
voice commands to turn on / off lights,
appliances, electronics and what not.
The company's demonstration will involve the Amazon Echo speaker working in conjunction
with one or several LG - made Internet of Things (IoT) devices, presumably showing how users will be able to control these
appliances by issuing
voice commands to Amazon's digital companion.
The hub works
with the Alexa cloud service as well, letting you control your connected
appliances with an Amazon Echo via simple
voice commands.
Aiming to weave customers more tightly into the Apple ecosystem, the expected speaker will act as a hub compatible
with Apple's HomeKit platform, enabling users to control home
appliances through
voice commands.
For now, Ford is partnering
with Waze to implement
voice commands on its Sync 3 devices, but this hands - free assistant is limited compared to Google Assistant / Alexa: don't expect to control smart home
appliances through Waze just yet.