VK presented the flagship smart speaker “Capsule Pro” with the voice assistant “Marusya”. The device is distinguished by powerful spatial sound, a built-in LCD touch display, and support for the most popular wireless protocols Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Zigbee.
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«VK Capsule Pro” has three built-in speakers with a total power of 65 W: two high-frequency 12.5 W and one wideband 40 W. The international studio of Karim Rashid participated in the development of the design – a speaker with 360-degree LED backlighting will fit into any interior.
The upper part of the “VK Capsule Pro” is crowned with a round IPS LCD touch display with a diameter of 7 cm and a resolution of 480 × 480 pixels. You can display the current time, weather forecast and data from Marusya or a smart home, and, of course, the current time – the column is available in four colors, each with its own collection of dials; Not only voice but also gesture commands are supported. It can show the design of an album or audiobook, and here you can control playback. The brightness of the display is adjustable, and at night you can turn it off completely.
At the bottom of the “VK Capsule Pro” there is a power connector and a USB Type-C port for connecting peripheral devices, just above there is a microphone mute button – there are four of them. The smart speaker supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless protocols, as well as the Zigbee standard for smart home devices – it can act as a hub for them, supporting components from more than 70 manufacturers.
«VK Capsule Pro” itself is equipped with built-in motion, light, temperature and humidity sensors, which allows you to set smart home scenarios for it. For example, it can turn on itself when it detects the presence of a person in the room or turn on the air conditioner when the set temperature and humidity are established. The speaker can work as a baby monitor or night light, and the light sensor will help automatically adjust the brightness of smart lamps.
«VK Capsule Pro” is available in onyx, cobalt, burgundy and fuchsia colors. It will go on sale at a price of RUB 24,990, but at the pre-order stage it can be purchased at a discount for RUB 19,990.
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