Samsung launched several new Internet of Things services this week during the company’s annual Developer Conference. The company said it wants to enable “connected, seamless experiences” to assist consumers, including voice control and augmented reality.
Samsung’s already got a presence in the Internet of Things and connected devices. This week, the company stepped up its efforts by consolidating several of its existing services. The result is SmartThings Cloud, a unified cloud “hub” for IoT products that incorporates Samsung’s older SmartThings, Samsung Connect and ARTIK platforms.
SmartThings Cloud
SmartThings Cloud forms the basis of Samsung’s new IoT infrastructure. It will enable data to flow between different devices and services, offering a more versatile network foundation for IoT clusters.
SmartThings Cloud is part of Samsung’s new offer to developers. Developers will use the single SmartThings Cloud API to interact with every product compatible with the service.
This lets services be written once to target many different kinds of device, improving IoT accessibility. In the future, the cloud will also provide a starting point for businesses interested in industrial IoT.
Bixby 2.0
SmartThings Cloud means little on its own without some services that actually utilise it. For many consumers, Bixby 2.0 will be the face of Samsung’s IoT strategy. It’s an “ubiquitous, personal and open ecosystem” of digital intelligence meant to assist users and help control devices.
Source: www.digitaljournal.com
