In addition to announcingNEST Mini smart speaker launch news, and announced that the Google Assistant digital assistant service launched in Taiwan will feature a more natural human voice interpretation method and two new voice content. Furthermore, Hong Fuli, head of the Google Nest Taiwan R&D Center, also gave his first interview in Taiwan on behalf of the NEST team, sharing plans for the future rollout of NEST products in Taiwan.
The Google Assistant with a new voice not only speaks Chinese but also helps make phone calls
The Google Assistant digital assistant service, which was updated simultaneously in Taiwan this time, has finally adopted a more natural human voice performance method. Although it still has some mechanically synthesized sound, it has been greatly improved compared to the previous version. It even added two new voice performance options, giving users more listening choices. Google also expressed that it hopes to continue to add more voice options in the future, and even imitate the voice content of collaboration with celebrities in the United States to provide more friendly voice interaction.
In addition, the new version of Google Assistant launched in Taiwan will also add more localized application service connections. For example, the exclusive sales channel cooperation with Taiwan Mobile will naturally integrate Taiwan Mobile's MyMusic services. At the same time, new news service content including FTV News, TVBS, ETTV, PTS, United Daily News, Economic Daily News, etc. will also be added. There are also plans to connect with more local application services in the future.
As for the interactive aspects of smart connected home appliances, in addition to the existing cooperation of more than 3500 brands and more than 3 smart connected home appliances, Google also announced cooperation with local Taiwanese brands such as Tatung. At the same time, in the future, it will also provide localized operation experience for existing cooperative brands based on the usage needs of Taiwanese consumers, so that consumers can experience smart life in a more friendly way.
With the rollout of the new Google Assistant in Taiwan, those who already own smart speakers like Google Home and Google Home Mini should now be able to update and interact with them directly via voice control in Chinese. If you've also set up other languages, such as English, you can also control them directly in that language.
Other updates include the addition of Voice Match, which allows different family members to use personal exclusive services through voice recognition.Duo calling feature, you can bind your personal phone number and call the designated contact phone number directly through NEST Mini.
More NEST products will be introduced to Taiwan in the future.
Since this is also the first time that the NEST team has given an interview in Taiwan, Hong Fuli, the first Taiwanese employee of the NEST team and also the head of the NEST Taiwan R&D center, explained that the NEST team had actually been developing in Taiwan for quite a long time before being acquired by Google, and was mainly responsible for hardware and software research and development at that time.
After being acquired by Google and becoming a subsidiary of Google's parent company Alphabet, and then being incorporated into Google's hardware department, the NEST brand became the core of Google's future smart Internet of Things development. The NEST team has gradually gained a certain degree of internal control, including local service integration, sales services, and related cooperation negotiations.
Therefore, the successful launch of NEST Mini in Taiwan this time was actually something the NEST team had been looking forward to for a long time. After all, for a product to be able to be promoted in the local market, it is not just about introducing the product, but also includes the establishment of related services, localization of functions, and even the provision of subsequent after-sales service. In addition, NEST brand products are more related to connection privacy and data management, so they are more cautious in this regard.
The successful launch in Taiwan is naturally based on the fact that Google Assistant first launched a Chinese version in the Taiwanese market, and after a year of accumulation, it switched to a more natural voice interaction method, allowing NEST Mini to communicate with consumers in a more friendly way, and even connect to local application services. At the same time, Google also announced the launch of YouTube Music service in Taiwan, giving NEST Mini a more complete user experience.
Regarding future developments, Hong Fuli stated that they will continue to allow more NEST products to enter the Taiwanese market. After all, products including the NEST Mini, NEST WiFi, and NEST Hub Max are all produced by Taiwanese teams. Therefore, it is expected that the IoT application will be more complete through the introduction of more products in the future.
In addition, Hong Fuli also stated that in the future, the NEST Taiwan team will focus more on communicating with local partners, and allowing more local manufacturers' products to be smoothly connected with NEST products, and even to bring out more localized application functions.
