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BPL will launch its first smart speaker with Alexa, in cooperation with Amazon, to customers in India in early 2018.
A press statement from the company said the brand, BPL Voice One will available on Amazon.in. BPL Voice One will connect to Alexa-cloud-based voice service — to play music, set alarms and timers, provide information, check calendar, weather, sports scores, manage to-do and shopping lists, control smart home devices, amongst others.
The speakers are compact with an immersive and crisp audio output. With this speaker, BPL will enhance the consumer experience and counter the gradual fatigue that has been seen in using touch devices.
With in-built microphones and noise cancellation, the BPL Voice One is a voice-controlled speaker designed to be controlled entirely by the user’s voice. This smart speaker will enable its users to have access to a number of skills that Amazon has planned for India. SeveralIndian and global developers are building skills for use on Alexa.
BPL’s speaker is in the prototype stage and will be released after specific tests that is in process. BPL will price the speakers attractively to appeal to a larger audience, the statement said.
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