At this year’s Samsung Developer Conference, Samsung Electronics shared its vision for a connected world with a widely accessible and open Internet of Things (IoT) platform.
The company announced it would unify its IoT services under SmartThings, unveiled Bixby 2.0 with a software development kit and vowed to advance its leadership in augmented reality (AR) to usher in an era of connected, seamless experiences that span across devices, software and services.
“At Samsung, we’re constantly innovating in order to deliver smarter, connected experiences for our consumers. Now we’re taking a big step forward with our open IoT platform, intelligent ecosystem and AR capabilities,” said Koh Dong-jin, president of Samsung’s mobile communications business. “Through an extensive open collaboration with our business partners and developers, we are unlocking a gateway to an expanded ecosystem of interconnected and intelligent services that will simplify and enrich everyday life for our consumers.”
Samsung also demonstrated Project Ambience, a small dongle that can be applied to a wide variety of objects, allowing them to seamlessly connect and create a ubiquitous Bixby experience. This new concept reflects the next generation of IoT, that of “Intelligence of Things,” which combines IoT and intelligence to make everyday life easier.
