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Exclusive: Samsung working on a second Galaxy Home smart speaker

Samsung's Galaxy Home hasn't hit retail yet, but what the company showed off at the Galaxy Note 9 launch made it clear the Galaxy Home is meant to be a premium product. Pricing is yet to be revealed, but with features such as AKG audio, eight microphones, the ability to direct sound towards the user's […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
6 years ago

Samsung unveils Bixby-powered Galaxy Home smart speaker

Samsung's much awaited Bixby-powered smart speaker has been announced today at the Galaxy Note 9 event in New York City. The device is called Galaxy Home. Samsung only teased the new product today and mentioned that it will reveal more information about the product at the Samsung Developers' Conference in a couple of months. The […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung’s Bixby speaker is called Magbee, or is it?

You will be seeing reports on different publications today about a trademark listing from Samsung potentially confirming the name of its much awaited Bixby-powered speaker. Samsung has filed to trademark the moniker “Magbee” in the United States and Europe. The moniker is apparently shorthand for magnetic beetle which doesn't really make a lot of sense […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Samsung’s Bixby Speaker is reportedly weeks away from launch

It is an open secret that Samsung is working on a voice-activated smart speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby. The company officially confirmed that the speaker would launch sometime in the second half of 2018. Now, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, it is just a few weeks away from launch. […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Samsung smart speaker reference platform showcased at MWC Shanghai

Samsung Electronics' System LSI Business is showcasing its innovative new technologies at the 2018 Mobile World Congress Shanghai. It's Asia's leading tech industry event with more than 100 countries represented and more than 550 companies attending. Samsung has been participating in Mobile World Congress Shanghai since last year. Its S.LSI division is showcasing technologies such […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 years ago

Exclusive: Here’s some of the functionality the Bixby Speaker could offer

The Bixby Speaker is one of those rare products that Samsung execs have openly admitted to be working on. But it's also a product that hasn't been the subject of any leaks or rumors. It's expected to be released sometime in the second half of this year, though reports have also suggested that might not […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

Samsung’s Bixby Speaker might be able to detect whether you’re in the room

Imagine a computerized voice greeting you every time you walk into your room, asking you if you'd like to listen to some music, and then playing a song that's suitable for the “surrounding environment and mood” and also changing the lights in the room to match that mood. Sounds creepy, right? Well, for Samsung, that […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
7 years ago

After Galaxy S9, Samsung no longer obsessed with ‘being the world’s first’

Smartphone manufacturers liberally throw around buzzwords like “world's first” in their press releases to create hype for their phones. Samsung is one of those manufacturers even though it has introduced some genuine world-firsts with its flagship devices. However, the company is changing its strategy after the Galaxy S9 to developing more meaningful products instead of […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung’s Bixby Speaker will be launched in the second half of 2018

It was first reported last year that Samsung has a Bixby Speaker in the pipeline. The reports made sense as smart speakers powered by digital assistants have become quite popular and it wouldn't have surprised anyone if Samsung wanted to compete in this market as well. The CEO of Samsung's mobile division DJ Koh revealed […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung’s Bixby Speaker will (reportedly) outperform the Amazon Echo

Samsung's so-called Bixby Speaker will have a better Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform than Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant, revealed Dinesh Paliwal, CEO of Harman International, in a statement issued to The Korea Herald on Monday. Paliwal added that Samsung is working with Harman to launch “a whole new ecosystem,” corroborating rumors claiming that the firm […]

By Josh L.
7 years ago

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