Alibaba has finally released its own smart speakers known as the Tmall Genie. This device is voice-enabled and can be used to play music, run third party apps and buy goods from Alibaba’s online stores. However, the only downside is that it does not have a display.

“It is clearly an advantage is you can pull consumers into your retail ecosystem with a smart speaker. But we need to remember that the concept of having consumers use digital assistants to buy groceries are still within its early days,” says Eden Zoller from the technology consultancy Ovum.

“By that, I mean both the security of the transaction and privacy concerns about how personal data is leveraged and shared should be one of the first things to be addressed,”

Source: BBC