After months of rumours of Samsung making their own version of the Smart Home solution, there is finally a breakthrough – the company is rumoured to officially be a competitor to the Echo and Google Home smart speakers.
People started speculating after the manufacturer recently received a certificate for Wi-Fi for a particular device after having filed for the patent under the given trademark of Samsung Hello. The trademark filing gives away a few features of the Samsung Hello such as: it has the ability to manage music; it can play videos through devices; it can say out the latest news and keep up to date on current events; it will also be able to interact as a personal digital assistant for users; and take commands and learn from behaviour – all similarities shared with other personal smart assistants.
It will also be safe to assume that the Bixby platform will be integrate somehow into the Samsung Hello Smart Home ecosystem, perhaps allowing Bixby enabled devices to activate Samsung Hello and control its features. The gadget in question which received the Wi-Fi certification was dubbed SM-R210. Since the kind of name has not popped up anywhere on Samsung’s list of models, it hints that this is a completely new device being built by the manufacturer. Tom’s Guide also suggests that it will probably run Samsung’s proprietary Tizen OS.
If the assistant can materialize in time for the announcement of the Galaxy S8, nothing like it. It doesn’t seem odd that Samsung would go out make their own smart assistant too. According to a report by Ubergizmo, Samsung knows that there exists a market of more than capable smart speakers. But there is where the question arises – what will be the form-factor of the speaker? Will it just be a stand-alone speaker at all?
Most reports talking about this news come associated with a concept image of perhaps what the device could look like. It seems like a great option, considering it’s easy on the eyes and looks more interactive than the other offerings on the market right now. Who really wouldn’t want a smart speaker at home to look like a robot? Samsung will probably get brownie points if they actually deliver on this design when the device is officially announced and revealed to the masses.
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