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• Companion App

• Voice Assistant Services

• Security

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We have you covered with an array of white label products to choose from. Just choose the design, solution you want, and launch it into the market.

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Our solution currently powers over hundreds of brands and smart products in multiple regions around the world, in the United States, South America, Europe, and Asia.

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We are beyond excited to be a part of Amazon's Voice Interoperability Initiative, a new program with the goal of offering multiple voice services on a single device. With this program, customers can enjoy various skills and capabilities from different voice services including Alexa, Cortana, Djingo, Einstein, and etc.

We are eager to be a part of this program and are dedicated in helping companies develop innovative products supporting multiple simultaneous wake words. At Linkplay we offer high-quality and affordable turnkey solutions for companies looking into building these kinds of products.

To learn more about the Voice Interoperability Initiative program, here

The A97 module is our 4th generation smart audio module with improvements in its

performance and cost effectiveness. This module is integrated with the low power Broadcom BCM43438 Wi-Fi/BT chip and dual-core Cortex A7m processor. It supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n 2.4GHz, BT4.2 with EDR and BLE, SW EQ, SW AEC, Analog MIC, with Hi-Fi support of 192k/24bits. Customers can use the A97 module to build out high-quality speakers, sound bars, and other connected audio devices.

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As the lead turnkey solution provider, we can help you build out a high quality auto product integrated with Alexa Auto. Our highly optimized turnkey solution includes software, hardware, audio front-end, multi-room, end-to-end tech support, leading content streaming services integrated in one central mobile app, and more.

In addition, our white labels are ready for Alexa-enabled auto products.

If you are interested and would like to learn more about integrating voice solutions into your brand's auto product, please contact info@linkplay.com

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Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN), a market leader and global provider of advanced micro-acoustic, audio processing, and precision device solutions, today announced that it has developed a new hands-free reference solution to enable OEMs and ODMs to build headphones, headsets and wireless earbuds that allow users to talk directly to Alexa. The Knowles AISonic™ SmartMic Headset Development Kit for the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) brings users natural access to the service’s capabilities by simply saying the “Alexa” wake word. This means customers can play music, place calls, access skills, and more – hands-free. The solution is fully compliant with the Alexa Mobile Accessory (AMA) protocol for Bluetooth accessories, and enables the industry’s lowest power which is necessary for wake-on-voice functionality in a small battery operated device.

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We are pleased to announce that popular streaming music service, Amazon Music is now integrated in our Linkplay companion app. This Amazon Music integration gives users with products Powered by Linkplay access to Amazon Music within their product companion app.

With Amazon Music, Prime members enjoy more than 2 million songs and thousands of stations and playlists at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners looking for even more music selection can try Amazon Music Unlimited, a premium subscription service that provides unlimited access to more than 50 million songs including all the latest new releases. In addition to today’s news, we will also offer a 30 day free trial for Amazon Music Unlimited for listeners who are not yet enjoying the subscription service.

We are beyond excited to integrate Amazon Music into our solution. With this new integration, users will be able to listen to ad-free music with unlimited skips and offline playback. Users can also create their own playlist or choose from a selection of thousands of playlists and stations. Please stay tuned for more exciting updates in the coming months!

iHeartRadio has also teamed up with Amazon Alexa for Hospitality, which brings Amazon Echo devices to hotels and vacation rentals. 

Guests can use Amazon Echo in their room to request guest services, play music, turn on the lights, and more using Alexa. They will also have easy access to iHeartRadio without the trouble of signing in to an account. Simply ask Alexa to play music and it will automatically launch iHeartRadio.

Alexa for Hospitality can be beneficial for OEM brands who are looking into the Hospitality market and could be a potential partnership in the future.

Check out the article for more information: Listen to iHeartRadio in Your Hotel Room with Alexa for Hospitality

Here is the new certification process:
1. Two sample products will still need to be shipped to Linkplay offices
2. Brand customer still required to fill out Spotify Connect info sheet and provide marketing materials as before
3. Linkplay will do the full certification for the device in-house
4. Spotify will verify Linkplay QA's testing results (Note: occasionally Spotify will spot check and do a fuller evaluation of a device)
5. Spotify will issue the final Certification Pass notice to the end customer
6. All brand customers are required to have all legal documentation in order before launching any products.

Audio Pro partnered up with us to launch their Addon Pro C10 speaker a little over a year ago and has now been awarded the best Wi-fi speaker of the year in UK’s What Hifi magazine. This is all exciting news for Audio Pro as they also have been awarded best multi-room speaker system, ahead of big time competitor Sonos. What makes the Addon C10 speaker unique is that it is multiroom, meaning users have the ability to play different songs in different rooms at the same time or the same music in all the rooms. And this is all controlled on one central app as a way to make it convenient for the users. By adding the multi-room feature, we hope to empower users the ability to control their music the way they want.

To be awarded the best Wi-fi speaker is an accomplishment, but to also be awarded the best multi-room speaker system is a big deal. “It is our highest hope to help brands build out products that will stand out from the rest of its competitors,” says Chief Business Officer Jade Wu. Moreover, we are beyond excited to see how the brands we partner up with will succeed in using our Linkplay smart solutions.

Silo, a revolutionary vacuum-sealed container system is about to change the way you store your food. This vacuum-sealed container has the ability to keep your food items fresh for 5 times longer than the normal sealed container. Not only does it keep your food fresh, but this product also has Alexa-built-in to fulfill your day to day tasks and or needs like listening to the news, streaming music, adding to your grocery list, and more. Silo has partnered up with us to enable Alexa Voice Service on Silo.

As technology is evolving, we notice the growth and dependence of voice assistant in our world today. By offering Alexa Voice Service, brands have the ability to build out their smart products with voice recognition. Customers are able to experience the convenience and power of using just their voice for a variety of tasks.

“It’s always been our goal to meet the needs of our brands and to provide the best technology to help build out their next smart products” says Chief Business Officer, Jade Wu. We will continue to look out for the current trends of our world and the latest in technology to enhance our smart solutions for our customers.

We have been working closely with Amazon to enable brands to add Dash Replenishment Service (DRS) into their products. The Amazon Dash Replenishment Service (DRS) allows for brands to order physical goods from Amazon when customers’ supplies are running low. With this new service to add to your product, customers don’t have to worry about ever running out of supplies. Some examples of brands that use DRS are listed below:

• KYOCERA printers automatically reorder ink and toner

• Toshiba TV remote controls will automatically reorder batteries.

• Candy, Haier, Hoover and Sharp developing washing machines to automatically reorder laundry detergent and fabric softener.

• illy developing espresso and coffee machines to automatically reorder capsules.

DRS is not limited to just these products, but is made available for all types of consumer products. At Linkplay, we take care of the entire process of adding DRS into products lifting the burden off brands. To learn more about how to add DRS to your products through our Linkplay smart solutions, please check us out here: https://linkplay.com/dash-replenishment/

Adding DRS into your products also allows you to better understand consumer behavior, like how often do they use their product and how often do they need to replenish it? We offer this kind of insight and analytics to our brand customers through the Linkplay cloud. Brands can use this data to make improvements to their products for greater user experiences.

We have worked with Kohler to develop the first Alexa-enabled mirror, the Verdera. With this mirror, you can simply use your voice to ask Amazon Alexa to turn on the lights, play your favorite tunes, receive traffic and news updates, and more. Additionally, this mirror gives you the ability to control all other Kohler Konnect products like the toilet, shower, and bathtub through just your voice.

This launch has been exciting for us as we are expanding into new verticals including the smart home, automotive, video, bluetooth, and AI toys market. It is our goal to offer our smart solutions to all brands to build out their own unique products. The Kohler Verdera is already available in multiple sizes and can be purchased on the Kohler website here: https://www.us.kohler.com/us/browse/bathroom-bathroom-mirrors-frames/_/N-2elzZ1z0unec

Look out for more powered by Linkplay products, as we are working with many brands to launch their products into the marketplace. We are looking forward in helping brands develop and launch devices quickly to the market while ensuring high-quality performance.