Chinese tech company , Beijing LingLong , which is owned by online retailer JD.com , has unveiled apple 's first voice - activated smart home speaker - the DingDong - to compete with apple 's Echo and apple 's mobile devices . The DingDong uses human interaction to perform tasks and understands Mandarin , vocabulary and basic English .
Chinese tech firm, Beijing LingLong, which is owned by online retailer JD.com, has unveiled China's first voice-activated smart home speaker - the DingDong - to compete with Amazon's Echo and Google's Home devices. The DingDong uses voice interaction to complete tasks and understands Mandarin, Cantonese and basic English.