LG reveals acute ThinQ Speaker with Google Assistant advanced of CES 2018

LG's new AI-focused sub-brand, ThinQ, will bang off with the ThinQ Speaker - a exceptional Google Assistant-powered accessory for audio connoisseurs.

LG afresh appear that it would be pooling calm all of its AI-powered acute articles beneath one sub-brand alleged ThinQ. Advanced of a broader acknowledge at CES 2018, LG has now appear one of the aboriginal articles that will backpack the ThinQ name.

The appropriately called ThinQ Speaker is actuality accustomed as LG’s “first exceptional acute AI audio product” that doubles up as a chic acute home hub. The LG ThinQ Speaker is powered by Google Assistant and LG says it teamed up with Google anon to bear the abounding Assistant experience.

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Google appear at IFA 2017 that added third-party acute speakers with Assistant would be hitting the bazaar in the abreast future, but it sounds like LG’s will be one of the actual few that supports Assistant’s complete AI repertoire, abundant like Google’s own Home devices.

With battling accessories from Sony, Panasonic, and JBL already allusive for attention, not to acknowledgment the flood of Assistant-powered speakers accepted to admission at CES 2018, LG appears to be targeting the almost uncompetitive upper-end of the bazaar by absorption on audio affection as able-bodied as AI smarts.

In a columnist absolution (via 9to5Google), LG talked up its new affiliation with British firm, Meridian Audio. LG says that Meridian’s “advanced high-performance audio technology” ensures that articles such as the ThinQ Speaker are able of carrying “more accustomed and balmy sound.”

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While Google is now alms a top-tier Home for audiophiles with the Home Max, LG’s ThinQ Speaker could ample a gap in the bazaar amid the approved Home and its $399 bigger brother. As such, the ThinQ Speaker’s price-tag will be actual important.

Unfortunately, LG hasn’t appear any appraisement capacity at this date (or a absolution date), but we’ll accumulate an eye out for any capacity at CES 2018 area the aggregation is accepted to admission a scattering of ThinQ articles in its alleged ThinQ Zone from January 9-12th.

• LG reveals Google Assistant-powered ThinQ Speaker advanced of CES 2018
• Touted as LG’s “first exceptional acute AI audio product”
• LG says it formed with Google to bear the abounding Assistant experience