Artificial intelligence dominated CES 2018 with major announcements on connected car advances and home system technologies. Google all but declared war on Amazon with its Google Assistant voice technology making its presence known at nearly every turn on the showroom floor.
LG rolled out a new lineup of high-end AI OLED and Super UHD televisions infused with its ThinQ AI technology and Alpha 9 technology, combining cinema-quality home entertainment with the ability to voice control the entire home.
The ThinQ technology, which integrates LG’s WebOS smart TV platform with Google Assistant, will allow customers to use hundreds of voice commands to search for specific content, control various functions on the television, and control home appliances. LG introduced a total of nine new 4K AI OLED televisions, ranging from 55 to 77 inches, and seven new AI UHD televisions ranging from 55 to 75 inches.
Google and LG have expanded their collaboration — which started with mobile phones — to include watches, OLED TVs, refrigerators, washing machines, ovens and other products, Scott Huffman, vice president of engineering for Google Assistant, told CES attendees.
“Google is here in a big way to promote its solutions and combat Amazon,” said Jim McGregor, Principal Analyst at Tirias Research. Amazon’s Alexa has been winning most of the initial battles for new business, he told TechNewsWorld, but vendors have been supporting both platforms. In terms of the global market, Google has an opportunity to make inroads in markets where Amazon does not compete on the same level, noted Marc Beccue, principal analyst at Tractica.
Toyota made a huge splash with its autonomous vehicle technology. The company announced a new business alliance and concept vehicle called “e-Palette,” which will function as a platform for creating self-driving vehicles designed for everything from food and package delivery to medical transportation to ride-sharing in big cities.
Source: TechNewsWorld