Four Indian brands; iBall, Sirena Technologies,
boAt, and MyBox have announced products with Alexa built-in. These brand new
products will enable users to ask questions, play music, control smart home
devices, and more – hands-free. These four devices include Breathe-M, Vood, and
boAt Stone 700A shockproof, waterproof smart speaker.
The Breathe-M from iBall is a wireless Bluetooth
over-ear headset with built-in Mic. These come with foldable, multi-functional
and highly portable design with light-weight ear cups and soft leatherette
cushions offer flexible wearing and a comfortable fit. They are engineered with
LED circular ring lights on the ear cups which displays playful colors.
The headphones come with a built-in rechargeable
battery and mic to control calls and playback. Customers can access Alexa on
these devices by downloading the VerveLife App from the App Store or the Google
Play Store. The iBall Breathe-M comes in the dimensions 18 (H) x 16 (W) x 4.5
(D) cm in black color.
Vood smart speaker is the world’s smallest portable
smart speaker with built-in voice assistant. It comes with Wifi 11ac and
Bluetooth and is made of wood and comes in two colors – red and brown. Vood is
a portable digital assistant speaker with 5-6 hours of continuous audio
streaming capability and 2 days of battery life. It also comes integrated with Wi-Fi music
services like Amazon Prime Music and Saavn, or use Bluetooth to stream from
your phone or tablet.
The boAt Stone 700A is a highly portable,
waterproof, shock-proof and dust-proof speaker. The company claims about 8
hours of battery life and comes with Alexa voice-assistant built-in. The
speaker comes with dual premium drivers, compact design, 360-degree surround,
and a rechargeable battery. It comes in two colors ‘Military Green’ and ‘Rugged
Black’.
MyBox Alexa Kit is a TV Entertainment with Alexa
where customers have the choice to push-to-talk access to Alexa from the mic
button on their TV Set top box (STB) remote. This will allow customers to use
voice as an intuitive and preferred mode of interaction with their STB to check
the weather, get the latest news, recipes, and more. Users can also change
channels, control volume or get EPG information using voice.
Pricing and availability:
- Breathe-M from iBall wireless Bluetooth over-ear headset with built-in Mic is priced at Rs. 2,225.
- Vood portable smart speaker cost Rs. 2,699. It will be available from mid-November.
- boAt Stone 700A shockproof, waterproof smart speaker is priced at ₹7,999
- MyBox Alexa Kit for the set-top box (STB), paired with a voice remote costs Rs.1,999
