Alibaba revealed Tmall Genie, smart home speaker initially exclusive to Chinese market with artificial intelligence capabilities and features similar to Amazon Echo and Google Home

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August 11, 2017

Briefing	Alibaba's Tmall Genie – Alibaba launched Tmall Genie, Mandarin-communicating smart home speaker with basic features similar to Amazon Echo and Google Home Features – Include on-demand weather updates, news, voice control of other connected home devices, and Alipay for seamless and more secure shopping in Alibaba's website Device Specifications – Operated by Alibaba's voice assistant, AliGenie, and equipped with six beam microphone array that can detect commands from up to six feet away Commercial Availability – Only available initially in Chinese market with starting price of 499 yuan (US$73) Competitors – Expected to directly compete with other Chinese companies who have already launched similar devices, such as Baidu and JD.com, and other big companies from international markets, including Amazon and Google
Accelerator	Artificial Intelligence, Internet-of-Things, Online Commerce
Sector	Information Technology
Organization	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Source	Huddleston Jr., T., "Alibaba debuts a smart home speaker similar to Amazon’s Echo", Fortune, http://fortune.com/; "Alibaba reveals Echo-like smart speaker," BBC, http://www.bbc.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	July 5, 2017

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