Apple prepares Amazon Echo-like device
With an initiative code-named "Invisible Hand", Apple hopes to give users the ability to fully control their devices through a Siri command system within three years, one source said.ajambrosino.comMark Gurman and Ian King by Apple is pressing ahead with the development of an Echo-like smart-home device based on the Siri voice assistant, according to people familiar with the matter.Started more than two years ago, the project has exited the research and development lab and is now in prototype testing, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unannounced Apple projects.Like Amazon's Echo, the device is designed to control appliances, locks, lights and curtains via voice activation, the people said.
Apple Stepping Up Plans for Amazon Echo-Style Smart-Home Device
Apple Inc. is pressing ahead with the development of an Echo-like smart-home device based on the Siri voice assistant, according to people familiar with the matter.Started more than two years ago, the project has exited the research and development lab and is now in prototype testing, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing unannounced Apple projects.Like Amazon Inc.'s Echo, the device is designed to control appliances, locks, lights and curtains via voice activation, the people said.Apple hasn't finalized plans for the device and could still scrap the project.
Now Apple working on Amazon Echo-like prototype
The Amazon Echo, a voice-controlled virtual assistant, is seen at it's product launch for Britain and Germany in London, Britain, September 14, 2016.(REUTER/Peter Hobson)Amazon recently launched its smart speaker named Echo, taking the home automation hub by a storm.It appears like Apple will not be among those to be left behind.The company is constantly striving towards developing its own version of an Echo-like smart device based on the Siri voice assistant, reported Bloomberg Technology.
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