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TL;DR Anker is bringing MindBase, an AI-powered smart home hub with up to 48TB of local storage and support for Matter, HomeKit, Alexa, Google Assistant, and Home Assistant, to IFA.
Anker’s sub-brand Eufy is launching the E50 NVR Security System, combining 2K and 4K cameras with AI-powered tracking, starting at $999.
Eufy’s Video Doorbell S4 launches later this month, while the new Window Camera E10 arrives in Q4 for $69.99.
It’s September, and if you follow tech even loosely, you know what that means: IFA is here, and like every year, Berlin is expected to be packed with consumer tech that gives us a clear look at where the industry is headed next. Charging accessory giant Anker has been a staple at the trade show for the last few years, and that’s not changing this time around. The accessory giant has given us an early look at what it’s been cooking, and among a host of upcoming releases, a few have caught our attention.
Anker MindBase
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Anker is building a centralized brain to bring all of its smart tech together. The MindBase is an AI-powered hub, which, according to Anker, can unify whole-home connectivity, offer on-device computing, and even provide local storage.
MindBase can connect to Anker’s security, energy, cleaning, and audio ecosystem products, leveraging its on-device Large Language Model to handle most AI tasks locally. Think of it as a central home system that can understand and process information from connected devices without having to rely on cloud servers.
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