In 2018 we will see more smart speakers: Qualcomm will integrate Cortana into its Intelligent Audio Platform

Little by little personal assistants are gaining prominence in our day-to-day lives and if yesterday we saw how Alexa was preparing to integrate into the ecosystem Windows thanks to the fact that it would arrive as a pre-installed application on some computers, now it's time to talk about Cortana, Microsoft's own option.

A female voice now coming to the Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform (Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform) will be compatible with Cortana from Microsoft. An announcement that the company has carried out during CES 2018 in Las Vegas and that will allow devices compatible with Cortana technology to be created.

Qualcomm announces the integration of Cortana with its Intelligent Audio Platform (Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform) since according to Qualcomm, the platform integrates the necessary _hardware_ and _software_to help equipment manufacturers reduce the time and cost of manufacturing smart speakers equipped with a virtual assistant, in this case Cortana.

We will have to wait and see how Cortana is made available on Qualcomm's audio platform, as we are not expected to see the first results until well into the first half of 2018That's when we might start to see speakers with built-in Cortana.

Cortana and the Internet of Things

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In addition, this announcement is the precursor to see how Cortana reaches more devices that go well beyond the speakers (a good example is Invoke by Harman Kardon) thanks to the integration of its Aqstic technology with Cortana to create virtually integrated voice experiences in the home. Thus, we will be able to have Cortana in smart home products that make use of the Qualcomm platform. Apart from smart speakers we can see all kinds of Internet of Things (IoT) devices."

Qualcomm is looking to allow manufacturers to use integrated voice services on devices that are based on their network Mesh to be able to interact with them.

The Qualcomm Smart Audio Platform with support for Cortana is expected to be available in the first half of 2018, starting in so how manufacturers start releasing Cortana-equipped smart speakers.2018 will be a fundamental year to see how personal assistants take off and reach more and more devices.

Source | TechCrunch In Xataka Windows | This is Invoke, the speaker that Harman Kardon wants to conquer our home with the help of Cortana