VK Capsule

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• Speech technology: On the path from recognition to understanding
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2024

"VK Capsule Pro" with voice assistant "Marusya" for Rostelecom subscribers

Rostelecom Subscribers "" have access to the smart speaker VK Capsule Pro s. With voice assistant Marousya its help, you can remotely control all smart home Rostelecom and entertainment services video content Wink online cinema.. Rostelecom announced this on December 12, 2024.

The 65W speaker is equipped with a large touchscreen with multi-touch support. The round display displays a watch, weather forecast, player and smart home data that comes from built-in sensors controlled by the Zigbee hub. The speaker is also equipped with motion, climate and light sensors that allow you to customize various individual scenarios of a smart home. For example, you can automate the switching on or off of the light, adjust the temperature on the air conditioner, set the required humidity level, as well as remotely control the vacuum cleaner, heater, kettle, coffee maker and other connected household appliances.

Marusya's smart voice assistant lives inside the speaker - she will help with the routine, from choosing a musical track to being able to listen to the news feed. With voice, you can control the volume of sound (spatial sound technology is supported), switch TV channels, turn on movies or TV shows without a remote control. You can ask Marusya to brighten the light or mute it, turn on the radio, voice the weather forecast or help children with lessons.

VK Pro Capsule is available in four stylish colors: onyx, cobalt, burgundy and fuchsia. The design of the device was developed in conjunction with the international studio of industrial designer Karim Rashid.

Шаблон:Quote 'author=said Vardan Hayrapetyan, Director of Smart Devices at Rostelecom.

Presentation of "VK Capsules Pro"

VK introduced the flagship smart speaker - VK Capsule Pro. The company announced this on October 21, 2024.

The 65W speaker comes with a large touchscreen, built-in Zigbee hub and sensors to control the smart home. The speaker speaker system is equipped with spatial sound technology. Thanks to this, the speaker sounds lively and voluminous, creating the effect of complete immersion in music.

The design of VK Capsules Pro was developed in conjunction with the international design studio of Karim Rashid. Stylish colors, smooth shapes and LED lighting will 360⁰ complement any interior. The round touch screen makes using the VK smart speaker Capsules Pro even more convenient. In the player on the screen, you can switch tracks and control the playlist, as well as see the covers of music albums and audiobooks. In addition, it displays watches, weather, functions of Marusi and a given house. The column can be customized using design dials, each color has its own unique collection.

On the basis of VK Capsules Pro, it is convenient to build a smart home control system. Thanks to the built-in Zigbee hub, protocol support Wi-Fi Bluetooth and you can connect and manage smart devices from more than 70 brands. by voice

The speaker also features smart sensors for motion, light, temperature and humidity. They are immediately ready to work: it is enough to create personal scenarios or choose ready-made from the templates of the "Smart Home" section in the Marusi application. The motion sensor will automate the switching on and off of light and backlight. And he will also send a message to the owner if he records traffic in the house in his absence. Climate sensors will help you find out the temperature and humidity in the room at any time. It is possible to adjust their operation so that the Maroussia includes an air conditioner, humidifier, fan or other climatic technique at a given temperature and humidity. And with the help of an illumination sensor, you can make the brightness of smart lamps automatically adjust to the illumination level of the room.

All Marusi functions are available to users of the VK Pro Capsule smart speaker. She will turn on her favorite music, tell a fairy tale, start a quiz or work with children, she also knows how to voice and send VKontakte messages and read the news feed aloud.

VK Pro Capsule is available in four colors: onyx, cobalt, burgundy and fuchsia. The retail price will be 24,990 rubles. At the pre-order stage, the speaker can be bought at a discount for 19,990 rubles.

2023

Adding the baby monitor mode

In VK Capsule and VK Capsule Mini, a baby monitor mode appeared. To hear what is happening in the child's room, just ask Marusya about it or activate the baby monitor mode in the application settings. VK (formerly Mail.ru Group) announced this on November 10, 2023.

Now parents will be able to go about their business without fear that they will miss the child's awakening - and even watch the toddler sleep while out. For VK Capsule or VK Capsule Mini to turn into a baby monitor, it is enough to write or say: "How is the child doing?" You can also enable the option in the application settings. To do this, you need to select a column if there are several of them, and make the "Radio" item active. After that, the smartphone will call the speaker, and it will automatically receive the call.

With the column in baby monitor mode, parents will hear everything that happens next to the device, and will definitely not miss the moment when the child cries or calls mom or dad. At the same time, no extraneous sounds will bother him, since the microphone is turned off by default on the smartphone.

You can turn on the option not only when in the same house with the child, but also from any other place where there is access to. Internet This is relevant, for example, when the child is left with a nanny or grandmother, and parents want to make sure that he is fine.

We know that children are actively using VK smart speakers, and are happy to help parents take care of them. Now with one message, voice command or a couple of clicks, you can listen to what is happening in the nursery. And mothers and dads during daytime sleep or independent games of a child can go about their business without losing control over the situation, "said Viktor Kolyshev, product leader of the VK Capsule smart speaker.

The baby monitor function on VK smart speakers Capsule and VK Capsule Mini is available to users of Android devices. In the future, it will appear in the Marusi application for iOS.

Ability to make calls using "Marusi"

Owners of VK smart speakers Capsule and VK Capsule Mini were able to call their devices using Marusi. To do this, just ask the voice assistant to make a call. VK (formerly Mail.ru Group) announced this on November 7, 2023. Read more here.

Ability to control Smart TV using voice commands

Users of VK smart speakers Capsule and VK Mini capsule will be able to control Smart TV using voice commands. This was announced on July 6, 2023 by VK (formerly Mail.ru Group). Read more here.

Presentation "VK Capsules Mini" in pink

On April 10, 2023, VK announced that the VK smart speaker Mini Capsule with voice assistant Marusya received pink. It went on sale on April 11, 2023 and complemented the VK Mini Capsule color range, which already has five different colors.

Pink is complemented by a series of shades of VK Capsules Mini, including also sea blue, coniferous green, terracotta, light gray and dark gray. At the same time, it turned out to be tender - just for spring.

Thanks to its compact size, design and variety of colors, the VK Mini Capsule smart speakers fit into any interior. The speaker also has a display that shows Marousi's time, weather and eyes. Two VK Mini capsules can be combined into a stereo pair and get more surround sound. Also, this model has a type-C connector for power supply from power bank, which means that you can take it with you - for example, for a picnic.

VK's smart speakers have Marusya's voice assistant living in the Mini Capsule. It will help with voice to include podcasts and news, call and write to loved ones on VKontakte, select tracks in VK Music, manage content in the Wink video service, respond to letters in the Mail.ru Mail, control smart home devices and more. Marusya is also a friend for children, she has many developing games, and Children's Mode will protect young listeners from unwanted adult content.

Performance of "VK Capsule Neo" in black, orange and green

On January 23, 2023, VK introduced the VK Neo Capsule smart speaker with Marusya's voice assistant in black, orange and green. The cost of the column is 3990 rubles.

Complete with VK Neo Capsule, each buyer will receive stickers with which they can customize their column. Each color has its own sticker pack with one of the characters in the VKontakte stickers. The mascot of the black column was the dog Diggi, orange - the cat Peach, green - the hamster Senya, gray - the puppy Spotty, blue - the unicorn Sparks.

With its small dimensions - 9 cm high and 7.5 cm wide - VK Neo Capsule has a sound power of 5 W and all the functions of speakers with voice control thanks to the built-in voice assistant Marusya. You can ask her to send or read a VKontakte message, voice news from the social network feed, include a track from her playlist or playlist of a friend or idol, launch a film from the Wink online cinema or tell a fairy tale to a child. Marusya also knows how to control smart home devices from more than 55 manufacturers.

We create smart devices not only functional, but also beautiful, cozy - so that they literally dissolve in any interior. All VK smart speakers are available in several colors: each user will find one that they like and match with the color scheme of their apartment or house, "said Boris Kaganovich, director of device development and production at VK.

2022

"VK Neo Capsule"

On December 1, 2022, VK announced the opening of the pre-order of the VK Neo Capsule smart speaker. The device comes with a set of stickers with which you can customize the speaker.

According to the company, the sound power of VK Neo Capsules, like the older column in the VK Mini Capsules line, is 5 W. The speaker sounds deep and clean - thanks to omnidirectional sound and bass boost support, the device produces the optimal sound at any volume. VK Neo Capsule recognizes human speech even during loud music playback.

VK Neo Capsule fits in the palm of your hand and is a full-fledged smart speaker with voice control. It is made of matte plastic, dimensions - 9 cm in height and 7.5 cm in width, and weight along with the adapter - 430 g. VK digital LED display Neo capsule adapts to indoor lighting and shows time, weather and other data.

Integrated into the column. voice assistant Marusya She knows how to send and read messages, a feed, Vkontakte include tracks from the user's playlists, his friends and idols, social networks fairy tales, podcasts, movies from, online movie theater Wink control devices from smart home more than 50 manufacturers, run training quizzes and simulators.

VK Neo Capsule is a smart speaker at an affordable price. From her older sister, VK Capsules Mini, she inherited sound power and an animated LED display. You can independently choose which music or what news to listen to, the voice assistant has many sources. At the same time, in the application settings, you can configure access to personal content - VKontakte, mail or calendar. Owners of VK Neo Capsules will also be able to decorate their smart speaker with stickers. commented Anatoly Kulbatsky, Director of VK Smart Products

Especially for the smallest users for the launch of VK, Neo VK Capsules has updated Marusins Tales: now you can ask her to tell fairy tales along with the characters of the popular cartoons Mi-Mi-Bears and Kitten Kote. So that the child does not hear the information intended for his parents, the settings provide a children's mode.

The retail price of VK Neo Capsules will be 3990 rubles. The column is available in two colors: gray and blue. Later, the color scheme of VK Neo Capsules will expand.

Availability of "VK Capsules" in two more colors

Color smart speakers from VK with voice assistant Marusya appeared on sale. Now, in addition to black and gray, they can be purchased in two more colors - coniferous green and sea blue. This was announced by VK on October 24, 2022. Like the classic versions of the VK Capsule, they will cost 9990 rubles.

Now it will be easier for users to choose a VK Capsule to get into the color scheme of their interior. Also, the updated colors of the smart speaker coincide with the shades of the VK Mini Capsules line - you can purchase standard and mini speakers in one shade.

Marusya's voice assistant is built into the VK Capsule smart speaker. It can be asked to activate devices, smart home answer a question or find the one you need. information Technology speech recognition and synthesis helps Marusa communicate with the user, and self-learning helps to better neural network understand requests. The voice assistant is great with children. Marusya can work with a child, English tell a fairy tale or, for example, include his favorite song in, and VK Music family and children's modes will limit babies from unwanted. content

Marusya is available applications Android in the VK iOS social network Vkontakte Capsule and VK Capsule Mini for and, in, and in Post Office Mail.ru browser Atom partner devices.

The company wants our devices to be not only smart, but also aesthetic. Almost every second VK Capsule Mini sold is color. This inspired the team to expand the color range of the "big" VK Capsule. The speaker is great for large rooms, and now it is even easier to fit into the interior, as well as combine it with the VK Mini Capsule if the user wants to have several speakers at once, commented Anatoly Kulbatsky, Director of VK Smart Products.

Combining two Mini Capsule smart speakers into a stereo pair using Marussi

Users of the two smart speakers VK Mini Capsules can combine them into a stereo pair using voice an assistant. Marusya This will allow you to listen to music in stereo mode, receiving a more powerful, deeper and richer sound. This was announced by VK on October 05, 2022.

Two VK smart speakers Mini capsule can be combined into a stereo pair. The setting is made in a few clicks in the Marusi mobile application. After that, the sound from both speakers will go in stereo mode - along two channels, right and left. So voices, instruments and bass sound more voluminous. In this case, one column will be "main" and respond to user commands. The functionality will be available on Xiaomi Mi Smart Speaker with Marusya and on the VK Capsule smart speaker.

In the first half of 2022, Marusi users asked her to include tracks from VK Music about 70 million times. The company has seen the request that owners want to listen to music in stereo mode - and are happy to introduce this option so that our users enjoy their favorite music in high quality and enjoy even more from listening to and using smart speakers and Marusia. commented Anatoly Kulbatsky, Director of VK Smart Products.

By connecting a stereo pair, you can listen to tracks from the VK Music service and get even more impressions - relax with friends to your favorite music or have parties at home.

Mail.Ru Mail Management

Mail Mail.Ru received voice control on smart speakers VK Capsule and VK Capsule Mini. VK announced this on June 30, 2022. In addition, now on the speakers, users will be able to listen to their VKontakte feed. There are also additional options for managing the personal content of Maroussi users.

Now, through a smart speaker, with the help of Marusi, you can work with the Mail Mail.ru. For example, you can ask Marusya to check the mailbox, find letters in it by sender or subject, read the letters aloud.

Together with this option, users of VK smart speakers Capsule and VK Capsule Mini were able to quickly configure access to VKontakte and Mail services Mail.ru. This is convenient if several family members use the column. In the application settings, you can enable Marusi to read messages and news from the VKontakte feed on the column, send a message to a social network, and work with the Mail.

In the voice assistant application, you can configure access to personal services on the owner's column, for example, Mail or messages on VKontakte. The new option will be relevant for those who are not the only user of the smart speaker. This will avoid awkward situations, for example, the child will not accidentally send a working letter and will not hear unwanted information from adult correspondence.

{{quote 'It is important for us that VK Capsule and VK Capsule Mini become more and more functional for our users. We are glad that now with the help of speakers you can conveniently and quickly use Mail.ru Mail, the social network VKontakte. However, for many users, smart speakers become family devices: Marusya knows how to be friends with children, and kids, along with their parents, actively use VK devices. Especially for speakers, we have added a setting for Marusi access to VK services. For example, the user will be able to instruct Marusa to send a letter to a business partner - and then turn off access to the Mail and calmly give the column to the child, - comments Anatoly Kulbatsky, director of VK smart products. }}

Also, the voice assistant from VK has acquired additional skills when working with VKontakte. Marusya learned to read aloud not only the entire news feed, but also the publications of individual users and communities, as well as long materials - now there is no need to pre-open publications, as it was before. This feature is available inside the VKontakte application and in the website version of the site.

Name change to "VK Capsule"

VK announced on May 12, 2022 that it had updated the identity of smart speakers and voice assistant. Now the company's devices are called VK Capsule and VK Capsule Mini, their logos have also changed.

The VK logo was added to the name of the speakers. The text part was updated with the company's signature font VK Sans Display. These changes highlight the strategic and ideological connection between Capsule and VK smart devices. The visual component of the voice assistant has also been updated. Maroussia retained its former logo, but the VK Sans Display font is now also used. Thus, the visual identity of the product line has become consonant with the VK brand.

We were faced with the task of maintaining the uniformity of the logos of the VK ecosystem and making our services more understandable to the audience. In working on the update, it was important to strengthen the brand awareness of the product. For us, a nice addition was the updated and rounded "y" at the bottom, emphasizing the friendly nature of the voice assistant. This update is one of the most significant, but far from the last: we are constantly working on the style of our smart devices and Marusi, commented Nadezhda Titova, Head of Brand Design for Smart Devices and Voice Assistant at VK.

In addition to convenience, functionality and sound power, the VK Mini Capsule is an interior speaker. In addition to the usual colors, three stylish shades were presented in the line: "Sea Blue," "Terracotta" and "Coniferous Green."

2021

Availability of Mini Capsules in Rostelecom's online and offline sales channels

The compact smart speaker "Capsule Mini" with the voice assistant "Marusya" from Mail.ru Group appeared in the online and offline sales channels of Rostelecom. It can also be purchased in installments. This was announced on September 2, 2021 by Rostelecom. Marusya is able to manage Rostelecom's digital services: Wink video service and Smart Home. "

The speaker weighs only 305 grams along with the power supply and has compact dimensions: 4.5 cm high and 10 cm wide. A digital LED display has appeared on the Mini Capsule, which adapts to the light level and shows the time, weather forecast, timer, assistant emotions and other data. At this sound power is 5 W - one of the largest among compact columns voice with control.

Thanks to Marusa, through the Mini Capsule, you can write a message or call a friend from VKontakte, order food, find a recipe for a dish, help children learn English and a multiplication table, turn on music or a podcast, and solve other everyday problems within the VK ecosystem.

And in 2020, Marusya learned to manage Rostelecom's services. Voice an assistant without the help of a TV remote can find a movie or series in the Wink video service, switch channels, adjust the volume and much more. For the interaction of the speaker and the TV set-top box, no wires are needed, you can launch the functionality by voice: after the command "Marusya, activate Wink," it is enough to dictate six-digit code from the video service menu. Also "Marusya" helps with "Smart home ": performs commands for cloud home video surveillance, control of household appliances, lighting, security sensors.

"The Marousya voice assistant is one of the central products of the VK ecosystem, which now lives in our second device, the Mini Capsule smart column. Voice technology is a trend in recent years that is changing the routine. Users get quick access to entertainment, information retrieval tools, and everyday tasks such as smart home management and technology interaction, "- said Alexey Krivenkov, head of voice assistants and smart devices at Mail.ru Group.

"We see that the demand for voice control is growing. Most of those who bought a column in Rostelecom's channels activate the voice control of the Wink video service. "Marusya" has already processed millions of commands with which subscribers searched for films, series or programs. Together with Mail.ru Group, we continue to improve the functionality and algorithms of voice control in order to meet the wishes and needs of our customers, "- noted the director of the office "Promising Digital Products" of Rostelecom Kirill Brylyov.

Mail.ru Group and Rostelecom announce strategic partnership in development voice control of digital services in mid-2020. Earlier, standard Capsule speakers could already be ordered in Rostelecom's sales channels.

"Mini capsule" with a clock

On June 29, 2021, the Mail.ru Group introduced the Mini Capsule smart speaker with a watch. Thanks to Marusa's built-in voice assistant, the updated model can make VKontakte calls, turn on music, manage a smart home, develop and entertain children - and not only.

According to the company, the Mini Capsule weighs only 305 g along with the power supply and has small dimensions - 4.5 cm in height and 10 cm in width. In addition, it has a digital LED display that adapts to lighting. It displays time, weather, timer and other data. And the animation, thanks to which the column seems to come to life, will appeal to children. The sound power of 5 W is one of the largest among compact speakers with voice control.

Marusya is integrated into a smart speaker from Mail.ru Group - a voice assistant that will help the user solve everyday problems within the VK ecosystem. Marusya can be asked to write a message or call a friend from VKontakte, order food, read the recipe for the dish, add to the shopping list, include an audiobook or podcast, an interactive AR fairy tale or space quest for a child, and much more. Also, more than 30 manufacturers can control smart home devices using the Mini Capsule. Marusya knows how to match music to the mood and give recommendations in accordance with the user's musical taste, as well as include compositions from playlists of friends on VKontakte and broadcast songs from the music streaming service Spotify.

Marusya's smart assistant is one of the central products of our VK ecosystem. With voice technology, it will be more convenient for people to explore the possibilities of the ecosystem. For example, you can already try integrating VKontakte: Marusya knows how to make calls, can include playlists of friends, voices and writes messages. Now Marusi has a home - the Mini Capsule, our second smart device. narrated by Anna Artamonova, VP Ecosystem Products, Mail.ru Group

By the release of the Mini Capsule, Marusya learned to order McDelivery from McDonald's - now you can get a Big Mac, fries or another favorite product from McDonald's using a voice assistant. Suffice it to say "Marusya, let's make an order to McDonald's," select the items of interest in the menu and complete the order. You can track the status in the application. Delivery Club

The Mini capsule with the watch turned out to be stylish: it will find a place in every house. In the kitchen - cook with hints and a Marousi timer or just order food delivery. On the bedside table - you can look at the clock, which adjusts the brightness to external lighting, choose the alarm tune to your taste. Magic AR tales for children are available in the Mini Capsule, the column will read them with their parents. You can play family quizzes and quests with the Mini Capsule. Another column can become the heart of a smart home. You can call any of the tens of millions of music tracks in VK - and he will play the whole room. told Alexey Krivenkov, Head of Voice Assistants and Smart Devices at Mail.ru Group

The column has a minimalistic design and will easily fit into the interior - the leading design bureau in London, Layer, worked on the appearance of the device. You can order the Mini Capsule on the official website from June 29, 2021. The column is available in two colors - black and gray.

Support for Xiaomi smart devices

Smart devices Xiaomi can now be controlled Marusya using the Capsule. This was Mail.ru Group announced on February 11, 2021. More. here

Spotify Connect Support

On February 9, 2021, Mail.ru Group announced that the capsule has become a smart speaker that supports Spotify Connect. Capsule owners will now be able to stream their favorite playlists from music streaming service Spotify via a column.

Thanks to this function, the repertoire of the Capsule has expanded: the ability to listen to playlists from Spotify has been added to songs from the BOOM music service and VKontakte Music. Spotify Connect support allows you to play music from this service on the Capsule. For example, you can start listening to a song from your smartphone - and when you return home, turn it on on the smart speaker with one click. In this case, the track will not be interrupted, but will continue from the same place. Marusya's voice assistant will tell you which song is playing and help control playback - switch and pause.

Now Spotify users will be able to appreciate the sound of the Capsule. We know that the same family often listens to music from several music services. We are pleased to present a column supporting Spotify Connect, - comments Alexey Krivenkov, Head of Voice Assistants and Smart Devices at Mail.ru Group.

2020

Availability of skills created on the platform for developers "VKontakte" for "Marusi"

On June 9, 2020, the company Mail.ru Group announced that skills (skills) for voice assistant Marusya can now be created by everyone. On a single platform developers Vkontakte , it will be possible for you to offer a skill that will become available to all users - voice assistant application smart speaker in and in the Capsule. More. here

Ability to manage Wink video service and Smart Home

Mail.ru Group (MRG) and Rostelecom announced a strategic partnership in the development of voice management of digital services, which includes the use of artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things technologies. The Marusya voice assistant from MRG already supports full control of the Wink digital video service and Smart Home. This was announced on June 3, 2020 by Rostelecom. Smart speakers "Capsule" with voice assistant "Marusya" can be purchased in the retail network and digital sales channels "Rostelecom."

Wink video service management using Marusya is available both when using the Capsule and the Marusya - Voice Assistant mobile application, which can be installed on smartphones with Android and iOS. For the interaction of devices, no wires are needed, you can activate the functionality by voice - after the command "Marusya, activate Wink," it is enough to dictate six-digit code from the video service menu. The assistant can execute almost any voice commands, including: "Marusya, turn on the channel" Culture, "" Marusya, make it louder by 10, "" Marusya, the next channel, "" Marusya, find the cartoon "Smeshariki" "and so on.

Marusya also helps to manage the Smart Home cloud service. It includes home and external video surveillance, as well as kits for home safety (sensors for opening doors and windows, movement, leaks, smoke) and household control (smart outlet, light bulb, household appliances and other devices). All of them are managed using a mobile application or personal Internet account - from anywhere in the world where there is Internet. Thanks to the Marusya voice assistant, it has become even easier to control Smart Home devices. To do this, just say: "Marusya, make it warmer," "Marusya, turn on the lighting brighter" or "Marusya, turn off the iron."

The most important thing for users is that all smart home systems are closely connected and easy to manage. Therefore, they prefer complex products with a set of capabilities and unified management - exactly what Rostelecom offers, commented on the vice-president of Mail.ru Group Anna Artamonova.

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Start of sale of "Capsules"

On April 22, 2020, the Mail.ru Group company opened sales of the Capsule - a smart speaker with voice assistant Marusya.

According to the company, sales of the limited series Capsules will begin online. You can purchase the Capsule in the largest online retailers AliExpress and, Ozon as well as in Internet stores M.Video,,,. Coherent Rostelecom MegaFon

Despite the fact that as of April 2020, all offline stores of our retail partners are closed, we still decided to start selling our column. On the one hand, online-only sales are a challenge. On the other hand, we wanted our column to get into the houses in April 2020, when everyone is at home most of the day. This is a good opportunity for full acquaintance and maximum use. told Anna Artamonova, Vice President of Mail.ru Group

The capsule will cost 7990 rubles. For everyone who has pre-ordered on the Capsules website until April 21, 2020, the cost of the column will be 6990 rubles. On the day of the start of sales, such users will receive a special promotional code by e-mail, which will allow them to purchase a smart speaker on the Capsules website at the specified price.

The capsule is a smart speaker that will allow the owner to make online calls. A user with a VKontakte account will be able to call everyone who is on his list of friends on the social network.

The Capsule is also closely integrated with the VKontakte music service - it will allow the owner to listen to music from his playlists, as well as playlists of his friends. In addition, Marusya knows how to select music: the neural network for recommendations is trained on a huge amount of data on listening to a social network.

The Capsule provides functions with elements of augmented audio reality. Using the column, you can read fairy tales and tell stories, accompanying them with AR effects. When reading aloud certain fairy tales, the list of which is regularly replenished, the column selects sounds, special effects and background music suitable for the story. The function turns on on the command: "Marusya, let's read a fairy tale together."

The column pays special attention to sound quality. The speaker system is designed specifically for the Capsule, the power of the column is 30 watts. For accurate speech recognition at a distance, six digital microphones are built into the speaker. In the evening, you can turn on the night mode, in which the low frequencies sound quieter and the speaker is guaranteed not to disturb the neighbors.

The design of the Capsule is minimalistic and visually neutral, which will make it easy to fit the column into any interior. The speakers of the capsule are covered with acoustic fabric of a special texture, which transmits sound without distortion. The side and top parts are made of soft-touch plastic. The smart speaker comes in two colors - white and black.

A smart speaker with a voice assistant Marusya will solve a wide variety of problems: he will find the necessary information on the Internet, tell the weather forecast, inform the cost of air and railway tickets, say which films go to the cinema, tell a funny fact or quote of the day. The Capsule is also integrated with smart home systems: with its help it will be possible to control electrical appliances, sockets and other equipment. The first partners of Mail.ru Group in creating technologies for the smart home were Rostelecom and Redmond.

Announcement Capsules

Mail.ru Group presented in January 2020 the Capsule - a smart speaker based on the voice assistant Marusya. The capsule is a column that will allow the owner to make online calls, listen to music from the VKontakte playlist and work with plastic RFID cards.

All voice assistant skills will be available to Capsule owners. The column will tell the latest news, calculate the travel time to work, remind you of important things and solve other daily questions.

VKontakte authorization also opens up opportunities for listening to music. The service gives the owners of the Capsule a free subscription to VKontakte music for three months. With the participation of MRG Tech Lab, the technology division of the Mail.ru Group, an intelligent system of music recommendations was added. She selects tracks taking into account user interests.

With the Capsule, you can listen to compositions created by artificial intelligence. Mubert, which specializes in the development of musical neural networks, creates playlists in real time in different musical genres: house, techno, ambient and others. The capsule can be asked to put music for sleep, study, meditation and other activities: there are already more than a hundred thematic collections in the library.

The Capsule provides tools for the development of intelligence and memory training. Marusya built into the column shares knowledge in the format of games and quizzes, tells interesting facts. For children, there are educational programs adapted for different age groups. For example, Marusya reads fairy tales to kids, and teaches the multiplication table with older guys. In addition, the voice assistant can turn on "white noise," which contributes to the quiet sleep of babies. To educate a child who cannot yet formulate a speech request, it will be possible to purchase interactive plastic RFID cards. The maps will feature educational games, funny sounds and other content. To play with the speaker, you will need to bring the card to the reader built into the Capsule.

Particular attention in the column is paid to the sound quality. The speaker system is designed specifically for the Capsule, consists of three speakers and a sound amplifier. The power of the speaker is 30 watts (for comparison, in modern TVs the power is 15-20 watts). Speakers Capsules are covered with acoustic fabric of special texture, which promotes sound transmission without distortion. For accurate speech recognition at a distance, six digital microphones are built into the speaker. In the evening, you can turn on a special mode in which the low frequencies sound quieter.

Neural networks used in Marus are constantly trained on new data, analyzing many dialogues. Each time Marusya understands users more accurately and helps them better, and new skills appear weekly in the Capsule. Smart speaker and voice assistant capabilities are available for partner and commercial integrations of companies, as well as for special projects.

One of the key areas of development of the Capsule is the integration of the column into smart home systems. With the help of the speaker, it will be possible to control electrical appliances, sockets and other equipment. The first partners of Mail.ru Group in creating technologies for the smart home were Rostelecom and Redmond.

The announced cost of the column is 6,990 rubles