Elari SmartBeat

2019: Start of sales

On March 19, 2019 the companies Elari and "Yandex" announced the beginning of federal sales of portable smart column Elari SmartBeat of page voice assistant Alice. The cost of a column is 5990 rub.

According to the producer, Elari SmartBeat is a portability and elegant design, a sensitive array from 4 microphones for perception of voice commands from a distance, the 4-core processor for fast reaction, the wide-band 5-watt loudspeaker and autonomy of work without recharge till 5 o'clock (at connection on WiFi) or till 8 o'clock (when using on Bluetooth), provided with the accumulator in 3200 mAh and the microcontroller. The ergonomics of a column, its surround sound and work from the battery together with Alice's capabilities do SmartBeat, according to the producer, by the cheerful, aware and musical assistant for all family. Voice actuation of a column is extremely simple: Alice it is possible to ask to set the alarm clock or the timer, to turn on radio, to announce weather or to tell a joke, to include noise of a rain or a music track, to answer questions on history or geography, or even to help with another daily matters. When the user listens to music via Elari SmartBeat, Alice remembers his preferences, and on the basis of not rewound tracks and likes (the user can tell during a song, "Alice, the following track" or "Alice, deliver like") she creates the "personal radio" caused by the "Alice, Deliver My Music" command and including both favourite tracks of the user, and similar to them on style.

As noted in Elari, it is also possible just to chat with Alice, and it will be interesting to both adults, and children – it has the character, plus she is able to tell aphorisms, to tell fairy tales and to play the developing games. It is only a part of opportunities as the platform constantly develops, and new "skills" of Alice become available to the user through SmartBeat automatically. In the long term Elari SmartBeat will purchase functionality of the controller for the smart home via Elari SmartHome, and using a column it will be possible to turn on by voice the light and to manage home appliances.

"Smart devices with voice actuation and broad audio-content – it is very convenient for use in everyday life, for information, education, music, entertainments! Behind it the future is unconditional". Yosef Zaks, founder and managing director of Elari

"Elari SmartBeat is good replenishment of a line of smart devices with Alice thanks to which the voice assistant in a column can be taken with himself. We want that the most different people in the most different situations used Alice". Mikhail Bilenko, chief of the department of machine intelligence and researches of Yandex