Reuters said that Sweden's Ikea, the world's largest furniture maker, is set to enter the consumer electronics market with products developed in cooperation with China-based TCL Multimedia.

“This is a large step for us. We will have an offer that is unique in the market,” Ikea's living room chief Magnus Bondesson told the newswire. “We are launching a new concept where you in one place can buy your furniture and your electronics designed for and matched with each other from start.”

Ikea plans to launch a line of furniture with integrated connected television and sound systems in Europe in June. Prices would start at around 6,500 kronor (US$960) for the simplest combination bench unit, television and sound system.

TCL Multimedia sells televisions and other multimedia electronics under the brands TCL, Rowa, Thomson and RCA.