Panasonic dedicated, "the future of home appliances need to promote the role of everyone's lifestyle."

On September 21, Panasonic held a press conference on new products and services for home appliances. Therefore, it is proposed that we should devote ourselves to the development of IoT technology and increase the ratio of IoT home appliances in home appliances to twice the current rate, that is, 60% and 10 million users.

"with the spread of novel coronavirus's infection, great changes have taken place in business style and people's lives. In the new way of life, the "home" as the center of life has changed from a private living space to the center of all activities such as work, study, hobbies and so on. In the future, home appliances need to promote the role of lifestyle that everyone wants to achieve. "explained Masahiro Pita, executive director (president of the electronics company).

The key is IoT home appliances. For example, in the "Iolia LX series", which is scheduled to go on sale in mid-November, there is a new "scene estimation autopilot" to drive the product according to the user's situation. After downloading the "Love Aulia App" on the smartphone, users can grasp the user's location information through GPS, adjust the room to a moderate state before going home, and automatically carry out the best driving suitable for each scene.

In addition, IoT appliances were used as a "voice push notification" for the new service in October. This is through the cloud to unite the IoT-compatible household appliances with each other, so that household appliances can timely inform the end of laundry by voice, the rise in room temperature set by air conditioning and other imperceptible conditions. In addition, "garbage Day" and "Medicine time" can also be logged in, and things that you accidentally forget can be notified by voice. In addition, it will also cooperate with Sivis of other companies that contribute to life to carry out weather forecasts and express delivery bookings and other notices.

However, IoT home appliances can only provide value by connecting to the Internet, but in fact, many users will not refuse to connect because of the tedious setup. As a result, Panasonic has been able to read commodity information and surf the Internet by scanning a QR code since June 21.

Through the overwhelming simple connection and simple operation of the new IoT home appliances, people who feel the distance from the digital will not stay. I hope that home appliances will be close to the way of life that guests like, and feel the benefits of digital technology, "said Pindada.

In addition, strengthen the service after the purchase of home appliances. For example, through IoT home appliances to provide skilled use and maintenance methods and other maintenance information to start an one to provide the best support of the fee-based service "Panasonic Care".

Panasonic Care notifies the maintenance time according to the use of IoT appliances, and provides a plan for spare parts and consumables, as well as a repair and warranty plan. The notification plan for the air conditioner is 7000 yen and the maintenance plan is 10, 000 yen.

Panasonic announced the "life renewal industry" in 2018, but there are a lot of opinions inside and outside the company that "I don't know what to do", but it seems to have finally seen it.