Ten months after Amazon first announced plans to raise $100m in funding to bring Alexa-connected devices to the IoT market, this month’s launch of Invoxia’s $199 Triby portable speaker represents Alexa’s arrival on third-party hardware. The Triby speaker operates via Alexa voice commands to connect users with internet radio services such as Pandora and Spotify, deliver information like weather forecasts and control a range of connected smart home devices. E-ink message display, VOIP and Bluetooth for making calls, eight to eight to 10 hours music playback and two weeks of power once charged are the main differences from the Echo that seek to advance Amazon’s home AI masterplan.
Ten months after Amazon first announced plans to raise $100m in funding to bring Alexa-connected devices to the IoT market, this month’s launch of Invoxia’s $199 Triby portable speaker represents Alexa’s arrival on third-party hardware. The Triby speaker operates via Alexa voice commands to connect users with internet radio services such as Pandora and Spotify, deliver information like weather forecasts and control a range of connected smart home devices. E-ink message display, VOIP and Bluetooth for making calls, eight to ten-hour music playback and two weeks of power once charged are the main differences from the Echo that seek to advance Amazon’s home AI masterplan.