Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Pushes Consumer Electronics "Intelligence Review" New Rules

In view of the chaos that the current home appliance industry is fighting for “smart cards” but no standards are available, yesterday’s Consumer Electronics Informatization Promotion Committee under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has completed the “General Principles of Consumer Electronics Informatization Index and Product Intelligence Evaluation” (hereinafter referred to as “General”). In the formulation of ""), the first batch of IQ evaluations will be made in the four types of home appliances pilots for color TVs and will be marked, and the "intelligence" chaos in the home appliance industry will be alleviated to some extent.

The bid for more than 1,000 yuan smart home mentioned just bought anti-winding washing machine at home, who lives in Fangzhuang Mr. He shook his head. According to Mr. He’s introduction, two Whirlpool washing machines were bought before the year ago, and one of them was specially selected for the elderly to have the anti-winding function. In addition, the two washing machines did not have much difference, but the selling price, The anti-winding function is higher than the other 30%, and it is more than 1,000 yuan more expensive. "The money is spent, but at the same time, it does not prevent winding. After washing, it is still all together." Mr. He bluntly said that although it cost nothing more than 1,000 yuan, he did not make it clear where the smart appliances are.

In recent years, the smart appliance market has been blowout. The lucrative profits have led to the rush of major home appliances companies and they have launched a large number of smart products. Relevant data show that the current market share of smart home appliances has reached 60%. However, due to the lack of industry standards, many ordinary home appliances take advantage of the "smart" concept to raise their prices. For example, a washing machine that can automatically put washing powder is 1500-2000 yuan more expensive than a washing machine of the same volume. A rice cooker that can select the steaming rice model is 500-700 yuan more expensive than the ordinary product.

Ten-grade evaluation is expected to end the industry chaos for what is called smart appliances, the market does not have a unified specification. A salesperson said that any product that has a remote control is smart, and there are promoters who say that the machine is equipped with a system called smart. Many consumers complain that some products are just smart concepts for ridership and that product applications are not smart. The money spent more than the average product was lost.

In order to eliminate the chaos in the above industries, the Consumer Electronics Informatization Promotion Committee under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has recently completed the formulation of the General Principles. According to Li Jian, Secretary General of the Committee, the “General Rules” will be based on the technical indicators of the level of information, functional uses, etc. of the products. Rate and rate smart products. The evaluation grades are divided into ten levels, of which one is the lowest and the ten is the highest.

Washing machines and other four categories of home appliances take the lead in testing water using washing machines as an example. The General Rules divide its informationization score into ten categories: level of information equipment, functional use, ease of use, expert system, autonomy, adaptability, learning Ability, personalization, intervention and coordination. The use of "PIQ", the product's IQ, is used as an identifier to facilitate the identification of the product's level of intelligence. In this way, consumers can compare and purchase according to the level of intelligence. In addition to washing machines, smart level labels will be put on the packaging of three kinds of products, including color TV sets, refrigerators, and notebooks.

Li Jian also stressed that IQ labels are not mandatory. Enterprises need to go to relevant national testing departments for evaluation. Related departments will issue certificates for the products based on the evaluation results. “Although the IQ rating of the entire line of products is not yet enforced, the implementation of the “General Regulations” can still serve as a guideline for consumers to purchase. In addition, it can also promote product intelligence and competition among enterprises and improve the competitiveness of products. He also revealed that there is no definite timetable for when the rest of the household appliances will be labeled, but the relevant departments are pushing for it, so that all home appliances in the store can be posted smart labels as soon as possible.