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Bloomberg: Facebook building video chat device for homes

Published 08/01/2017, 01:35 PM
© Reuters. Bloomberg: Facebook building video chat device for homes
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  • Facebook's (FB +0.5%) skunk-works hardware initiative is working on a video chat device for the home, Bloomberg reports.
  • The device would have a laptop-sized (13-15 inch) touch-screen, wide-angle lens, microphones and speakers in what would be something of a new product category, though it bears similarity to Amazon.com's (AMZN +1.3%) smaller-screen Echo Show device.
  • It would come from Facebook's Building 8 Lab, and be announced as soon as next spring's F8 developer conference, Bloomberg says.
  • Adding to previous reports, Facebook would build its own voice assistant service to run the device and join Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant in the AI-helper space.
  • The company is reportedly also working on a stand-alone smart speaker, also running with Facebook's own assistant, that would take on Amazon's baseline Echo and Google Home (GOOG +0.3%, GOOGL +0.5%).
  • Previously: Facebook joining the smart speaker market? (Jul. 25 2017)
  • Now read: Facebook: Uncertainty Could Cap Stock's Upside


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