News for developers: about smart Ikea, Disney wallpaper and Alexa

28 May 2019

Ikea has a limited collection of rugs from famous designers. The price of one rug averages $500. However, not everyone will be able to buy such a rug, and here's why. The company developed a special sensor. It reads a person's mood and can tell if you like this product or not. If a buyer was not emotionally excited at the sight of a rug, he simply wasn't sold the product. This way Ikea wanted to separate the real connoisseurs from the resellers who would resell these rugs on eBay.

Новости для разработчиков: про умную Ikea, обои от Disney и Alexa

Disney and Pixar decided to create a series of wallpapers to beat the front camera that appeared right on the screen of Samsung smartphones.

The company decided to keep up with competitors, such as Apple, and created smartphones without a notch, placing the camera right on the screen. For this, it had to make a special wallpaper so as not to spoil the overall look of the phone.

Characters from Disney and Pixar cartoons helped play around with this black dot on the screen. It turned out very funny and we'll show you some variants of it below. Moreover, the owners of the last models of smartphones will get the wallpaper absolutely free.

Новости для разработчиков: про умную Ikea, обои от Disney и Alexa

The virtual assistant Alexa will be able to send voice messages from any device that has such functionality. This will make it easier for its users, for example, to gather the family for breakfast or a walk. You won't have to do anything extra to do this, all you have to do is turn on the announcement feature on your devices and send a voice message to Alexa.

Your message will be available through the Amazon Fire TV Cube, Sonos speakers, or Facebook's smart Portal. Alexa's reach is expanding, which is nothing short of gratifying.

Новости для разработчиков: про умную Ikea, обои от Disney и Alexa