"Yandex" began work on creating its own system of "smart home"

    Today it became known that the company "Yandex" in the fall may submit its own system "smart home". In any case, she registered the Yandex.Modul device in the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, as reported by Kommersant.

    “Yandex.Modul” is a mini-computer for which import to Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia is already allowed. This device was created by the American company NotAnotherOne, which originated from Russia. The same company also produces Yandex.Station. NotAnotherOne was founded by Vera Kozyr and Igor Mikhnenko - they also took part in the development of the YotaPhone smartphone.

    As for the new development, it will be part of the “smart home” from Yandex. In turn, this system should go on sale in Russia at the end of autumn. "It will be a slightly modified externally Life Control center with the ability to connect an ecosystem of devices, but without 3G and 4G network support," said a source familiar with the development. Life Control is a system for “smart home”, which this company produces for “MegaFon”. The basis of the Yandex version will be the Yandex.Station functions, which support work with wireless networks and communicate with the outside world with the help of the Alice assistant.

    “Yandex.Station” turned out to be quite successful, after the device appeared in stores, there were even queues behind it , which was reported on Habré. As for the price of Yandex.Modul, it is likely to be about 10 thousand rubles. in the sale of the company itself and 12-13 thousand rubles. - the cost of the system in retail.

    According to experts, the entry of Yandex into the market for smart home solutions may well give impetus to its development in Russia. “More and more companies understand that the Internet of things is the future, and each new player in this market will help improve the quality of smart devices and software, which is beneficial for users,” said Anton Maltsev, general director of the manufacturer of Rubetek.

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