LG XBoom AI ThinQ Smart column WK series

2019

Start of sales of LG WK7Y in Russia

On June 24, 2019 the company LG company reported that a smart column from LG with the voice assistant Alice from Yandex went on sale in Russia. The model is called WK7Y and differs from other smart columns in high quality of sounding.

According to the company, the column reproduces sounding of high resolution (high resolution audio). The sound of high resolution is a live and natural sounding as if in studio or at a concert near favourite musicians. Moreover, LG combined efforts with MERIDAN company.

The built-in Clear Vocal and Enhanced Bass modes work by default and provide good sounding. The Clear Vocal mode allows to enjoy voice of the contractor without distortions even on the maximum volume. Beats of a drum and a deep basgitara of tone are strengthened by the Enhanced Bass mode.

LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK7Y reproduces stream audio directly from Yandex service. Music without connection of additional devices. The column can reproduce a binaural sound without loss with a sampling rate up to 96 kHz and 24 bits in depth thanks to what the sound becomes more accurate.

The voice assistant Alice will deliver music, will wake you for work, will remind to call mother and also will answer millions of questions. Alice is always ready to chat and easily finds a common language with children. It is possible to use the voice instantly to receive information about weather, news sport and many other things.

For June, 2019 the smart column LG WK7Y can execute instructions within the system of the smart house, for example, to include or switch off lighting, to manage smart sockets and other home devices.

The recommended retail price is 9,990 rub.

Main technical characteristics:

• Power output (RMS) / the General: 30 W, Broadband loudspeaker 3.5 inches + Twitter 0.8 inches
• Services of stream audio: Yandex. Music
• Functions of the voice assistant Alice: weather, news, alarm clock, timer, management of voice: a supported language – Russian
• Functions of the device: Reset button (reset of settings), shutdown of the microphone, reproduction/pause, button of the voice assistant, volume +/-, button of the choice of functions, support Yandex applications iOSAndroid (/)
• Sizes (WXHXD, cm): 13.5 x 21.1 x 13.5
• Color: black

Integration of LG WK7Y with Alice

On April 19, 2019 the Yandex company reported that Alice for the first time lodged in the structure of Electronics LG company — the smart column LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK7Y.

According to the company, LG XBOOM AI ThinQ WK7Y is useful to those who love music and appreciates sound quality: the column is certified by Meridian company. Inside there lives Alice, the voice assistant to Yandex which turns the device into a smart column. Alice allows to manage music by voice, remembers preferences of the person, advises what to listen to, and turns on songs in excellent quality. For April, 2019 at its order — there is more than 50 million tracks from the Yandex directory. Music.

The smart column understands not only music. It is ready to execute small instructions, to entertain children and adults, to answer questions and to stir about anything. For example, it is possible to ask Alice to tell the latest news, to remind to switch off an oven, to deliver the fairy tale or to play something.

The market of smart devices — one of the most dynamically developing in the world, and we are glad that we will work in this area together with LG company. Having integrated experience and technologies, we will fill up a line of devices with Alice a smart column for judges of a good sound. Denis Chernilevsky, the head of development of devices with Alice in Yandex