At IFA 2018, Huawei has unveiled a
new 4G router and smart speaker equipped with Amazon Alexa
technology. Interestingly named the Huawei AI Cube the cylindrical design
incorporates a high-end 360-degree wireless speaker together with a 4G modem
and home Wi-Fi router.
Providing further competition for the already
established Amazon Alexa Smart speaker, Apple HomePod and others, the Huawei AI
Cube offers a slightly different angle and is equipped with LTE SIM card slot
allowing it to become a 4G hot spot. The router is also equipped with an
Ethernet port allowing you to use it as a home wireless router as well as an
Alexa enabled smart speaker.
Specifications of the AI Cube supports LTE Cat.6 for
cellular speeds up to 300Mbps, and it has 802.11ac with dual-band Wi-Fi. The
smart speaker measures 116 mm tall and weighs roughly 900g and includes four
microphones with far-field voice recognition technology. Unfortunately, no
information on pricing or worldwide availability has been released as yet by
Huawei, but as soon as information comes to light, we will keep you updated as
always.
