Thinnest TV, AI robot among high-tech gadgets to make Tmall debut

The Tmall Eco-Summit kicks off in Hangzhou, April 11. [Photo/IC]

A variety of fashionable, high-tech products will be available on Tmall.com, Alibaba Group's online marketplace, according to officials at a technology summit held by Alibaba on Monday.

At the Tmall Eco-Summit, Yin Jing, president of the home appliance arm of Tmall, and John Kelly, director of Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia, jointly announced the initial launch of the products on the online platform.

The event showcased 29 types of new gadgets including the much anticipated virtual reality head-mounted display HTC VIVE and the artificial intelligent robot Rokid, which won an innovation price at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

LG G6, dubbed as the world's thinnest TV, and SONY Fes Watch, a new smartwatch from Sony, were also on display.

More than 100 executives of home appliance companies attended the event and had onsite experience of the new gadgets.