Xiaomi has continued to stick to its plans to integrate all its smart home gadgets to be controlled from a central hub. That plan also includes the deployment of artificial intelligence so as the expand the methods of controlling the gadgets. The central hub for the AIOT strategy is the XiaoAI smart assistant. Xiaomi has launched a number of smart speakers which are integrated with the XiaoAI voice assistant. The XiaoAI-integrated smart speakers sales have been a huge success with over 9 million units sold cumulatively. The Chinese tech giant today unveiled an upgraded smart speaker, the XiaoAI touchscreen speaker which is quite similar to the Google home Hub and Lenovo Smart display.

The XiaoAI touchscreen speaker is very much different from its predecessors in terms of the design as it comes with a touchscreen display. The device features a 4-inch display which has space for a custom digital clock. The display can also be used to select music and watch videos and a variety of apps can be installed on the device. it also comes with an alarm clock. The smart speaker will come with a large number of video resources as well as Tencent’s Q music library. The XiaoAI smart speaker can also be integrated with a host of smart home gadgets such as the smart cameras, smart doorbells and several others.

Xiaomi is yet to disclose details of its pricing and availability. However, the smart speaker will open for beta testing on February 28.

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