Automation & Robotics
Welcome to the World of Smart Assistants and Smart Home Technology
The whole world is becoming ‘smart’, thanks to technological advances, and so are our homes. Home automation has become broadly popular across Indian households and they serve as our smart assistants. Smart assistants are different types of home automation products that can be used to control your home environment through voice commands. You can find various smart home automation products online under the Home Automation and Robotics section of any popular online shopping website.
New Launches:
Apple HomePods - Smart Assistants for Smart Homes
Having a personal assistant can be, both, helpful and expensive unless you’re talking about the Apple HomePods. With home assistants like these, you can easily do everything from searching something on the Internet to getting your appointments read out, among a ton of other things. And, the best part? These devices can even double as speakers to help you play your favourite tunes. But, that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to home assistants. So, let’s get into the details and discuss about some of the incredible features that make home assistants worth having:
Fast Processor
This Apple home assistant boasts Apple’s A8 chip, which houses a multitude of innovative technologies, such as real-time studio-level processing and an amazing signal processing system, among several others. But, hey, that doesn’t stop it from hearing your voice commands. And, what does that mean? It means that this device could be playing your favourite audio content and it’ll still be able to hear you, in case you want it to perform a certain task.
Easy to Set Up
Unlike ordinary home assistants, setting up an Apple HomePod Mini is a walk in the park. You just have to plug it in, and it will detect your iOS or iPadOS devices on its own. On top of that, it takes advantage of spatial awareness to tune itself based on the dimensions of the room you have kept it in to offer an optimal audio experience.
Stereo Sound
If you have two of these home assistants, then you are in for a stereo-sound experience. You just have to pair them, and they will detect each other’s placement and make necessary adjustments to their sound to deliver an aural experience that’s truly immersive.
Powerful Bass
Music is incomplete without rich and thumping bass. Thankfully, this home assistant packs an upward-facing high-excursion woofer on top, which is designed by Apple. In addition to that, its six-microphone array and internal bass EQ take into consideration the impact of your room on its bass and compensate accordingly to make for great sound.
Superb Design
Since, you will be keeping this home assistant in your lovely house, it should look good - right? Luckily for you, this Apple device just screams “aesthetically pleasing” in every manner. Be its compact design or mesh-fabric exterior, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that this home assistant is designed to get the heads turning towards it.
That being said, you can check these home assistants on some of the reliable online shopping portals that deal in Apple products. You can even compare them with other products and see how well they fare. So, go online now and order an Apple HomePod.
Google Home Mini:
Google Home Mini is a smart assistant that is all the rage lately. Designed to make your life easier and aid you in your day-to-day tasks, Google Home Mini is one of the most hands-on home automation systems in the market today. It lets you ask it questions about anything, such as the status of the weather, news, sports, etc. You can also use the Home Mini as your personal diary, to-do list, alarm, and much more, all it requires is your voice command. With the help of Chromecast, you can also stream your favorite movies and music using just your voice. The Google Home Mini can be used to toggle the settings of your home, such as controlling the brightness and dimness of lights, etc. It is also able to distinguish your voice from others.
Google Home:
How cool is it to have someone or something at your beck and call, something that will take care of all your whims and fancies purely based on your voice commands. The Google Home is here to do just that. Be it to block your calendar, set up an alarm, play music, or asking for random jokes, the Google Home can do it all. You can ask it all sorts of real-time information, such as game scores, the status of the weather, current news, etc. Google Home also serves as a high-end speaker that delivers rich sounds despite its compact size. It is also compatible with Chromecast which allows you to stream your favorite shows, movies and music. You can also use Google Home Mini to toggle the settings of your home, such as controlling the brightness and dimness of lights, etc. It is also has the ability to distinguish your voice from others.
Emotix Miko - Companion Robot:
Miko is your little one’s new robot best friend. The Emotix Miko is designed to engage, educate and entertain your child. Miko is a smart buddy as it can understand your child’s moods, likes and dislikes. It changes as your child changes and can also converse with him/her. Miko has a vast knowledge base and can thereby be your little one’s new tutor to have detailed and guided discussions on a plethora of topics. One of the most important things to note is that Miko is completely child safe and is suitable for children above 5 years of age. Using the Parental Control dashboard, parents can also monitor and guide the engagement between Miko and their child.
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New Launches: Apple HomePod Mini (White)