Baidu smart speaker is actually a "rising star",2018The first smart speaker with a screen in China was launched,But with AIIntellect interaction squeezed into the market that is close to saturation,In a short period of time, shipments increased by nearly three percent year-on-year,Rushed to the third place in the world,Become a "dark horse" in this market。

In the Chinese market, this share is about 30%, in the first echelon, and Xiaomi, Tmall Genie three points of the world, can achieve explosive growth in such a short period of time, naturally has its advantages.

At this stage, the smart speaker"Intelligence" lies in the voice recognition search engine,Baidu's advantages in this regard are obvious,Relying on its own accumulation in search technology,Share Baidu search results,Xiaodu assistant has a richer amount of knowledge than Xiaomi Xiaoai,Users can truly experience the futuristic sense of dialogue with artificial intelligence,For example"Geek mode"You can optimize the experience of multiple rounds of dialogue without wake-up within 8 seconds,Judge and guide continued communication,Instead of a stylized question and answer,Although this is not a pain point for every user, But at least it shows that in the application of AI technology, Baidu may already be one position ahead. 

In addition,The core functions of smart speakers are to control home appliances and play content programs,Xiaodu smart speakers perform well in this regard。 First of all, it is backed by Baidu's own "Baidu knows", network disks, these relatively high-quality content sources, and film and television resources are also integratedLove TengmangThe three major video platforms, with the blessing of popular platforms such as Bilibili and Douyin, and the audio includes QQ Music, Himalayan FM, Dragonfly FM, etc., and the content is quite enough. Smart home is connected to more than 300 brands, most of which are first-line electrical appliance brands, basically chasing the ecological chain of square meters, and because it is an open platform, the support for third-party developers is also relatively high, and the number of supported devices is growing steadily, so there is no need to worry about this in smart home.

Baidu smart speaker will focus on the big family with the elderly and children,Mainly research and development of smart speakers with screen,And brought up"Smart screen"The trend of good product performance。

There are two smart speakers with screens promoted by Baidu:Small smart screenX8 andAir,The former is about 200 yuan higher than the latter。 X8 belongs to the flagship product,8Inch screen,Specially designed child mode is very suitable for families with children,You can play iQiyi、Himalaya FM and Dragonfly FM children's programs,"Child face recognition" can also automatically identify children and turn on child mode。 In addition, there are a variety of new intelligent functions such as face recognition, gesture control, eye wake-up, remote care, etc., which can be accessed to many content platforms and can be directly used as an entertainment tablet.

Small smart screen AirEquivalent toX8Small-sized version,Screen5.45inch,Access to the content platform andX8Basically the same,The front camera can be used for motion detection and capture,You don't have to stop to operate when playing games,There is also a pet care function。 The price is more affordable than the X8, and there is also a child mode, although due to the smaller screen, it is more suitable for young people for daily use.

Among the basic smart speakers,Small smart speaker1SShe universal remote control function has been added to the initial version,You can control more home appliances。 Xiaodu smart speakerProIt is the highest configuration in Baidu's screenless smart speaker,Upgrade"Child mode"to2.0,There are more children's learning functions;Installed a larger sound generating unit,Adopt a new sound wave reflection cone design,It has better sound quality performance。