Thursday, May 19, 2022
  • Hype
  • Murai
  • Lipstiq
  • Diva
  • Varnam
  • Moviedash
  • Autofreaks
Lowyat.NET
  • News
    • Lifestyle
    • Computing
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • Rumours & Leaks
    • Software
  • Forums
    • Kopitiam
    • Tradezone
    • Property Talk
    • Finance & Business
    • Fast and Furious
  • Gaming
    • PC Gaming
    • Console
    • Esports
  • Mobile
    • Apps
    • OS
    • Tablets
    • Phones
    • Telco
      • Celcom
      • DiGi
      • Maxis
      • Tune Talk
      • U Mobile
      • Buzzme
  • Pricelists
    • Hardware
      • Compu-zone
      • Viewnet
      • Thundermatch
      • Sri Computers
    • Notebooks
      • Compu-zone
    • Smartphones
      • Thundermatch
  • More
    • Automotive Tech
    • Drone
    • Enterprise
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • E-Hailing
    • Wearables
No Result
View All Result
Lowyat.NET
  • News
    • Lifestyle
    • Computing
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • Rumours & Leaks
    • Software
  • Forums
    • Kopitiam
    • Tradezone
    • Property Talk
    • Finance & Business
    • Fast and Furious
  • Gaming
    • PC Gaming
    • Console
    • Esports
  • Mobile
    • Apps
    • OS
    • Tablets
    • Phones
    • Telco
      • Celcom
      • DiGi
      • Maxis
      • Tune Talk
      • U Mobile
      • Buzzme
  • Pricelists
    • Hardware
      • Compu-zone
      • Viewnet
      • Thundermatch
      • Sri Computers
    • Notebooks
      • Compu-zone
    • Smartphones
      • Thundermatch
  • More
    • Automotive Tech
    • Drone
    • Enterprise
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • E-Hailing
    • Wearables
No Result
View All Result
Lowyat.NET
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Alibaba’s Tmall Genie Really Looks Like An Amazon Echo

by Farhan
July 6, 2017
Alibaba’s Tmall Genie Really Looks Like An Amazon Echo
73
SHARES
1.5k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

It looks like the rumours of Alibaba competing with Amazon’s Echo have crystalised into something concrete. The Chinese online retailer has revealed the Tmall Genie, a voice activated smart speaker that does everything the Echo does; only in Chinese.

As far as looks go, there’s not much different about the Tmall Genie. It’s still a cylinder with a downwards facing speaker. Although that can be said for just about every smart speaker on set to join the market at this point in time. Even Apple has not been about to get around the design.

The heart of the Tmall Genie is the AliGenie voice assistant; which is activated by saying the product’s name in Mandarin. From there, it has the standard functions of a smart speaker, playing music, conducting internet searches, smart home control, and checking messages. It can also be told to order goods from Tmall.

ADVERTISEMENT

As far as we can tell, the product page also says that the Genie will be able to book movie tickets and order food in the future. Which isn’t too ambitious considering that one can find almost anything on Alibaba’s network of online affiliates.

It’s likely that the product will be exclusive to China for the near future. However, Alibaba has been aggressively expanding into Southeast Asia and may try to get a head start over all the competition by bringing the smart speaker into the region first.

[Source: Tmall, via The Verge]

Tags: AlibabaAmazon EchoSmart SpeakerTmallTmall Genie
Back to top
Share29Tweet18SendShare

ADVERTISEMENT

RELATED ARTICLES

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super Vs GeForce GTX 1060: Worth The Jump?
Rumours & Leaks

NVIDIA Reportedly Preparing To Launch A GeForce GTX 1630

by John Law
May 18, 2022

Rumour has it that NVIDIA is allegedly preparing a new card aimed at the lower-end GPU market. The card in...

Read more
Elon musk tesla spacex billionaire
Social Media

Elon Musk Responds To Twitter CEO Thread On Spam With Poop Emoji

by John Law
May 18, 2022

Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal went on Twitter to post a lengthy thread on bots and spam accounts on the platform,...

Read more
mastercard biometric checkout
Fintech

Mastercard Biometric Checkout Will Let You Pay By Smiling

by Ikmal Rozlan
May 18, 2022

To make retail purchases more seamless, Mastercard is turning to biometric payments to make the checkout queue move faster. The...

Read more
MySejahtera Infectious Disease Tracker
Apps

MySejahtera’s Infectious Disease Tracker Adds Tuberculosis Cases

by Ikmal Rozlan
May 18, 2022

As part of the government's move to transition MySejahtera into a post-pandemic public health tool, it has converted the app’s...

Read more
Load More
No Result
View All Result

TRENDING TODAY

  1. 1
    Data Breaches

    Another JPN Database Appears Online With An Asking Price Of Almost RM44,000

  2. 2
    Random

    IT Admin Imprisoned Seven Years For Wiping Out Company Servers

  3. 3
    Fintech

    You Can Now Terminate Touch n Go RFID Tag Online

  4. 4
    How-To's

    Here’s How To Perform Cardless Withdrawal With Maybank MAE App

  5. 5
    News

    Alibaba’s Tmall Genie Really Looks Like An Amazon Echo

Lowyat.NET

Consumer Tech News & Reviews Malaysia

NETWORK

  • Hype
  • Murai
  • Lipstiq
  • Diva
  • Varnam
  • Moviedash
  • Autofreaks

ABOUT

  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact Us
  • Editorial Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

©2022 LOWYAT MEDIA, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Lifestyle
    • Computing
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • Rumours & Leaks
    • Software
  • Forums
    • Kopitiam
    • Tradezone
    • Property Talk
    • Finance & Business
    • Fast and Furious
  • Gaming
    • PC Gaming
    • Console
    • Esports
  • Mobile
    • Apps
    • OS
    • Tablets
    • Phones
    • Telco
      • Celcom
      • DiGi
      • Maxis
      • Tune Talk
      • U Mobile
      • Buzzme
  • Pricelists
    • Hardware
      • Compu-zone
      • Viewnet
      • Thundermatch
      • Sri Computers
    • Notebooks
      • Compu-zone
    • Smartphones
      • Thundermatch
  • More
    • Automotive Tech
    • Drone
    • Enterprise
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • E-Hailing
    • Wearables

©2022 LOWYAT MEDIA, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

We use cookies to improve your experience. Learn More.