Electronic enthusiasts at 8 o'clock in the morning: According to foreign reports, sources revealed on Wednesday that Apple has begun to manufacture a smart speaker controlled by the voice assistant Siri. The company will release the smart speaker at the annual developer conference held this month as soon as possible, but its release time may be at the end of this year. It is reported that Apple's smart speaker will be different from Amazon's Echo and Alphabet's Google Home, it provides users with virtual surround sound technology, and deep integration with the Apple product line. There are two main purposes for Apple to launch smart speakers: one is to provide users with an axis product that automates home appliances and lighting through the HomeKit system; the second is to set up a barrier in the user's home to lock the user more firmly in the Apple service network. Apple's smart speakers will help the company fight the threat of competition from Google (microblogging) and Amazon smart speakers, because the above two products basically do not support services from Apple. Because there is no compatible hardware, users may choose Echo or Google Home, and therefore use streaming music services like SpoTIfy, Amazon Prime Music or Google Play, rather than Apple ’s Apple Music. "This will be a platform for developing Apple services," Gene Munster, a co-founder of venture capital firm Loup Ventures and former Apple analyst, said. In the past 18 months, as iPhone shipment growth has slowed, Apple CEO Tim Cook (TIm Cook) has been constantly emphasizing Apple's services business. Cook predicts that by 2020, Apple's service revenue will double from last year's $ 24 billion. The introduction of smart speakers will enable users of service products such as Apple Music to use these services more heartily. Apple Music is a subscription-based streaming music service with a monthly fee of $ 10. Apple's smart speakers may be included in the company's "other products" category, which currently includes smart watches Apple Watch, set-top box Apple TV, and wireless headphones AirPod. In the last fiscal year, these products brought a total of $ 11 billion in revenue to Apple. The source said that Inventec, a Taiwanese manufacturer that manufactures AirPods for Apple, will manufacture smart speakers for Apple. In the past few months, Apple employees have secretly tested this new device at home. Bloomberg had previously reported that Siri smart speakers had entered the advanced prototype stage at the end of last year. As of now, an Inventec spokesman has not commented on the report. This year's Apple Global Developers Conference will be the first time Apple has released new hardware products at such events since 2013. Bloomberg reported in early May that Apple may release a new iPad at this event. Apple released the latest 9.7-inch iPad Pro in March 2016, but did not update the 12.9-inch iPad released in November 2015. In addition, Apple also plans to launch MacBook and MacBook Pro with faster Intel processors. According to sources familiar with Apple ’s development plans, Apple hopes that more advanced acoustic technology will keep the company ’s smart speakers ahead of competitors ’products. In addition to providing virtual surround sound technology, Apple's smart speakers are louder and clearer in the test. According to sources, Apple is also considering adding a sensor to the smart speaker so that it can measure the room's acoustics during use and automatically adjust the audio. In addition, Apple can also enable third-party services to create products for smart speakers. Last year, Apple opened Siri on the iPhone to manufacturers such as Uber and Facebook, allowing users to request a car or send WhatsApp messages via voice. Apple's smart speakers will become the hub of HomeKit's home automation system, allowing users to control home lights, door locks, curtains, etc. through it. Currently, Echo and Google Home both support third-party services and smart appliances. The source also revealed that Amazon's new Echo will have a touch screen to facilitate users to make voice calls, but Apple's smart speakers will not have a screen. Disclaimer: The works reproduced on the website of Electronic Audiophile all indicate the source as much as possible, and all rights of the owner of the work will not be transferred due to the reprinting of this site. If the author does not agree to reprint, please inform this site to delete or correct it. The reprinted works may be changed in the title or content. Screen Guard,Ultra-Thin Screen Protector,Full Coverage Screen Protector,TPU Hydrogel Screen Protector,TPU Film,Screen Protection Film Shenzhen Jianjiantong Technology Co., Ltd. , https://www.jjtscreenprotector.com