六月蘋果在 WWDC上公布了HomePod，一部采用A8處理器，內(nèi)設(shè)7個高音喇叭、一個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)自家版本的智能揚聲器，看來也要擠身這競爭市場。

據(jù)華爾街日報報道證實了這項傳言：

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.

不過現(xiàn)在智能揚聲器市場暫時是 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 揚聲器，比 Apple 的 HomePod 還早推出市場。眼看著眾多對手相繼以智能揚聲器搶攻，Samsung 卻因為語音識別問題已擱置：

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