六月蘋果在 WWDC上公布了HomePod，一部采用A8處理器，內(nèi)設(shè)7個(gè)高音喇叭、一個(gè)4吋低音Subwoofer音箱，搭載 Spatial Awareness 空間感知功能，并根據(jù)空間大小調(diào)節(jié)音色的播放方式，支援 Apple Music 及 Siri，甚至以 iMessages 發(fā)送訊息，更將能利用HomeKit去控制家中智能裝置的智能裝置，產(chǎn)品將于12 月正式登陸各位家中。然而那邊廂一直是科技傳道員三星亦表示正在研發(fā)自家版本的智能揚(yáng)聲器，看來(lái)也要擠身這競(jìng)爭(zhēng)市場(chǎng)。

據(jù)華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)報(bào)道證實(shí)了這項(xiàng)傳言：

Samsung is developing a voice-activated speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby, according to people familiar with the matter, joining a proliferating arms race in tabletop devices.

The timing is far from determined, the people said. The English-language version of Bixby has been delayed and they said many of the speaker’s features and other specifications are yet to be decided. But the project—internally code-named “Vega”—has been going on for more than a year, several of the people said.

不過(guò)現(xiàn)在智能揚(yáng)聲器市場(chǎng)暫時(shí)是 Amazon 為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)，占有率達(dá)到 70％，而 Google Home 則大約占 24％。另外 Microsoft 亦宣布將在秋季推出一款 Invoke 揚(yáng)聲器，比 Apple 的 HomePod 還早推出市場(chǎng)。眼看著眾多對(duì)手相繼以智能揚(yáng)聲器搶攻，Samsung 卻因?yàn)檎Z(yǔ)音識(shí)別問(wèn)題已擱置：

至于到底 Samsung 是否真的在研發(fā)智能揚(yáng)聲器呢？還有待創(chuàng)業(yè)蜂巢TMT更多報(bào)道！