LG Electronics and Apple unveil seven co-developed AI home IoT devices, including vision AI cameras and a smart door lock, launching in North America and the UK this year (report)

Verified (fact)

On the 13th (local time), LG Electronics and Apple unveiled seven jointly developed IoT devices in Manhattan, New York. The seven are an indoor camera, two outdoor cameras (with and without a floodlight), a doorbell, a door lock, a thermostat, and a temperature sensor. They include security cameras using vision AI, a door lock that recognizes users' intent to enter or leave, and a thermostat that adjusts heating and cooling based on location and weather. The two companies worked together on research and development from the initial planning stage. The products will launch first in major North American markets and the UK within the year, then roll out to other countries. They integrate with platforms including LG ThinQ.

Needs fact-check (claim)

The companies said the products combine LG Electronics' home-space data and manufacturing capabilities with Apple's user experience platform.

Why it matters (interpretation)

This is a case of a Korean home appliance maker building AI home devices with Apple from the early planning stage. Together with Apple's release this week of home devices with Siri AI, such as HomeView and Apple TV 4K, it shows the smart home being reshaped around AI assistants and vision AI.

Sources

• Press LG전자, 애플과 AI홈 생태계 확장...차세대 IoT 기기 7종 공개 ZDNet Korea
• Press LG전자·애플, AI홈 IoT 기기 7종 공동 개발…비전 AI·자동 출입 기술로 생태계 확장 AI News Korea