LG Reveals New ThinQ Smart Speaker Powered by Google Assistant

Just a week after Korean electronics major LG announced its plans to launch AI-based products under a new sub-brand called 'ThinQ', the company has revealed its first production in the lineup. The new 'ThinQ Speaker' is still another Google Assistant-powered speaker which is also capable of seamlessly interacting with a host of LG'south IoT products that characteristic Google Banana compatibility.

LG ThinQ IoT

Other than the usual Google Assistant features found in every other smart speaker on the marketplace, LG claims that its ThinQ speaker provides better audio quality than its competitors. In gild to raise the audio quality of its smart speaker, LG partnered with Meridian Audio — a prominent British manufacturer of high-fidelity sound equipment. The visitor's confidence in its smart speaker'southward performance is quite axiomatic, as information technology refers to the ThinQ speaker as a "premium audio product".

Talking about the loftier-quality audio output of the company'due south new range of speakers, Tim Alessi, caput of production marketing at LG Electronics United states of america said:

"Sound technology has come up a long style since LG introduced the first radio to the Korean market place about 60 years ago…Our latest lineup of sound products has been designed for those listeners who value premium audio with smart-enabled capabilities, and demonstrates how LG continues to push the boundaries on how people savor music and movies."

Alongside the release of the ThinQ speaker, LG has also revealed a refreshed lineup of its portable PK Bluetooth speaker ecosystem which now features Qualcomm's high-quality AptX HD codec and has likewise been tuned in partnership with Meridian Sound. As of at present, LG has not released any information regarding the pricing and availability of the new products, but the company is expected to release further details in time for the Consumer Electronics Bear witness (CES) in January next year.

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