CES 2018

CES 2018

6 years ago
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https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/baidu-sets-its-sights-on-japan-with-a-voice-enabled-projector-in-a-dome-light/

Baidu’s DuerOS is essentially China’s Alexa. Over the course of the last few years, the company has built a voice assistant and an ecosystem of hardware partners that, for the most part, cater to the Chinese market. At CES this week, the company talked a bit more about its own first-party smart speaker: the oddly compelling Raven H, which looks nothing like what you imagine a smart speaker would look like. In addition, though, it also showed off the popIn Aladdin, a dome light with a built-in projector that the company specifically designed for the small apartment you find in countries like Japan.

Baidu developed the light/projector together with smart projector maker XGIMI and Baidu Japan’s popIn brand. It’s kind of ingenious when you think about. In a small room, you may not have the necessary space for a projector and speaker, but with the Aladdin, you get both, plus a voice-enabled smart speaker that hangs from your ceiling.