LG and will.i.am team up for xboom speakers that mix music with AI banter

will.i.am, The Black Eyed Peas rapper and producer turned entrepreneur, has teamed up with LG to create the audio device you probably didn’t have on your wishlist: a Bluetooth speaker with its own AI DJ. The new “LG xboom by will.i.am” range comes loaded with FYI.RAiDiO, an interactive service designed to let you chat with a virtual host while your music plays. FYI.RAiDiO is the product of FYI.AI, will.i.am’s creative technology company. The idea is simple, if a little surreal. Instead of passively streaming tracks, listeners can ask the AI DJ about the artist, request information about upcoming events, or… [Continue Reading]