Lenovo introduces new speaker Smart Assistant, featuring Amazon Alexa, to control connected home devices

Briefing

March 2, 2017

Briefing	Smart Speaker – Introduced new speaker Smart Assistant with Amazon Alexa, enabling control of connected home devices regardless of brand, commercially available beginning May 2017 Greater Hearing Range – Has eight microphones, more than Amazon Echo and Google Home, with noise and echo cancellation, enabling better reception from any room angle Abilities – Alexa has 6,000 skills, such as playing music, getting commute times, ordering from Amazon, hailing Uber and ordering pizza Two Models – Basic unit costs $129.99, while Harmon Kardon edition with better sound quality costs $179.99
Accelerator	Artificial Intelligence, Internet-of-Things
Business Model and Practices Business Model and Practices	Innovative Partnerships
Sector	Information Technology
Organization	Amazon.com Inc., Lenovo Group Ltd.
Source	Harper, E., "Alexa-powered speaker headlines Lenovo's smart home lineup", Techlicious, http://www.techlicious.com/; AcceleratingBiz analysis
Original Publication Date	January 8, 2017

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