Image used with permission of the copyright holder. It is not enough that Siri, Google Assistant, Cortana, Alexa, Bixby and many other virtual assistants are at hand every day, ready to help with our every whim; there are still companies that think we need another one. The latest one is called Djingo, and it is a joint project of mobile networks Orange and Deutsche Telekom, which makes it a bigger deal than one might think at first glance.
Djingo was announced at an event in Paris, France, and shown as an Amazon Echo Dot-style speaker, but it will also be released as an app on devices, and there are plans to integrate it into the remote control for Orange’s set-top TV boxes. Unsurprisingly, the keyword “OK Djingo” wakes it up, and the demo showed Djingo playing the requested audio and sending a tweet. It will also be able to make calls, send SMS and control connected smart home devices.
Nothing new so far; but what makes Djingo interesting is the wide reach of Orange and Deutsche Telekom. Orange is the leading mobile operator in France and has networks throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It also has stakes in major online companies, including music streaming service Deezer and video site Dailymotion. Orange jointly develops Djingo with Deutsche Telekom, and the two companies work together on both hardware and software. Deutsche Telekom also operates and supports networks across Europe, often under the T-Mobile brand, which it also uses in America. Both networks also provide television services.
There have been no announcements about where Djingo will launch, or whether it will be pre-installed on smartphones issued by any Orange and Deutsche Telekom networks worldwide. However, the combined audience of both these companies is easily in the hundreds of millions, and research estimates that the AI market could be worth at least $16 billion by 2022. It is unlikely that any of them will want to ignore the potential. In addition, Orange says that Djingo will be compatible with AI systems from Amazon, Microsoft and IBM.
Amazon and Google may have a new challenger on their hands, but neither need to lose sleep just yet. Djingo is still in development and is expected to be released in early 2018, and Samsung has shown how difficult it is to get AI assistants right.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn