Facebook is getting serious about making hardware with ‘Aloha’ movie talk device
A fresh report from Business Insider confirms rumored details about Facebook’s efforts to create consumer hardware, and also says that longtime Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been tapped to lead those efforts.
Earlier this month, sources told Bloomberg that Facebook’s Building eight division was working on both a movie talk device akin to the Amazon Echo Showcase, and a standalone clever speaker to contest with devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Business Insider’s fresh report confirms both projects are well underway.
The movie talk device, evidently code-named Aloha, will have a large touchscreen (supposedly fatter than in competitor products), a wide-angle camera, microphones, speakers, and will be capable of recognizing faces. Aloha has been tested in employee homes for several months, and the company is said to have plans to bring the device to market in May two thousand eighteen with a price tag of $499.
Business Insider’s sources re-confirm Building eight is also working on a clever speaker (which should carry a price of around $100), as well as a 360-degree camera. It is also exploring wearables, like a sensor-laden necklace.
Veteran Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been chosen to head up both Building eight and Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality division. Hugo Barra, Facebook’s fresh vice president of VR, will report to Bosworth as well as Regina Dugan, who moved from Google to Facebook in order to lead Building 8.
However Building eight has made headlines for some of its more creative endeavors — like a brain-computer interface to let you type with your thoughts — it seems its very first products will be direct competitors in the consumer brainy home market. Bosworth’s fresh role leading consumer hardware efforts could be a sign that Building eight will be creating more shipping products than the experiments Dugan led at Google’s ATAP division, like Project Ara and as-yet unreleased Project Jacquard.
Facebook’s thickest battle when the devices are publicly available might not be market share, but privacy concerns. Albeit several home cameras, like the Nest Cam IQ, can already recognize people, Facebook has faced an uphill fight in persuading users that their privacy is intact. Business Insider says that the company is considering alternative ways to market Aloha, including brand names separate from Facebook and framing it as a way for the elderly to lightly stay in touch with their families.
Facebook is getting serious about making hardware with – Aloha – movie talk device – The Brink
Facebook is getting serious about making hardware with ‘Aloha’ movie talk device
A fresh report from Business Insider confirms rumored details about Facebook’s efforts to create consumer hardware, and also says that longtime Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been tapped to lead those efforts.
Earlier this month, sources told Bloomberg that Facebook’s Building eight division was working on both a movie talk device akin to the Amazon Echo Demonstrate, and a standalone brainy speaker to contest with devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Business Insider’s fresh report confirms both projects are well underway.
The movie talk device, evidently code-named Aloha, will have a large touchscreen (supposedly thicker than in competitor products), a wide-angle camera, microphones, speakers, and will be capable of recognizing faces. Aloha has been tested in employee homes for several months, and the company is said to have plans to bring the device to market in May two thousand eighteen with a price tag of $499.
Business Insider’s sources re-confirm Building eight is also working on a wise speaker (which should carry a price of around $100), as well as a 360-degree camera. It is also exploring wearables, like a sensor-laden necklace.
Veteran Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been chosen to head up both Building eight and Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality division. Hugo Barra, Facebook’s fresh vice president of VR, will report to Bosworth as well as Regina Dugan, who moved from Google to Facebook in order to lead Building 8.
However Building eight has made headlines for some of its more creative endeavors — like a brain-computer interface to let you type with your thoughts — it seems its very first products will be direct competitors in the consumer clever home market. Bosworth’s fresh role leading consumer hardware efforts could be a sign that Building eight will be creating more shipping products than the experiments Dugan led at Google’s ATAP division, like Project Ara and as-yet unreleased Project Jacquard.
Facebook’s thickest battle when the devices are publicly available might not be market share, but privacy concerns. Albeit several home cameras, like the Nest Cam IQ, can already recognize people, Facebook has faced an uphill fight in wooing users that their privacy is intact. Business Insider says that the company is considering alternative ways to market Aloha, including brand names separate from Facebook and framing it as a way for the elderly to lightly stay in touch with their families.
Facebook is getting serious about making hardware with – Aloha – movie talk device – The Brink
Facebook is getting serious about making hardware with ‘Aloha’ movie talk device
A fresh report from Business Insider confirms rumored details about Facebook’s efforts to create consumer hardware, and also says that longtime Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been tapped to lead those efforts.
Earlier this month, sources told Bloomberg that Facebook’s Building eight division was working on both a movie talk device akin to the Amazon Echo Showcase, and a standalone clever speaker to challenge with devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Business Insider’s fresh report confirms both projects are well underway.
The movie talk device, evidently code-named Aloha, will have a large touchscreen (supposedly fatter than in competitor products), a wide-angle camera, microphones, speakers, and will be capable of recognizing faces. Aloha has been tested in employee homes for several months, and the company is said to have plans to bring the device to market in May two thousand eighteen with a price tag of $499.
Business Insider’s sources re-confirm Building eight is also working on a brainy speaker (which should carry a price of around $100), as well as a 360-degree camera. It is also exploring wearables, like a sensor-laden necklace.
Veteran Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been chosen to head up both Building eight and Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality division. Hugo Barra, Facebook’s fresh vice president of VR, will report to Bosworth as well as Regina Dugan, who moved from Google to Facebook in order to lead Building 8.
However Building eight has made headlines for some of its more creative endeavors — like a brain-computer interface to let you type with your thoughts — it seems its very first products will be direct competitors in the consumer clever home market. Bosworth’s fresh role leading consumer hardware efforts could be a sign that Building eight will be creating more shipping products than the experiments Dugan led at Google’s ATAP division, like Project Ara and as-yet unreleased Project Jacquard.
Facebook’s thickest battle when the devices are publicly available might not be market share, but privacy concerns. Albeit several home cameras, like the Nest Cam IQ, can already recognize people, Facebook has faced an uphill fight in coaxing users that their privacy is intact. Business Insider says that the company is considering alternative ways to market Aloha, including brand names separate from Facebook and framing it as a way for the elderly to lightly stay in touch with their families.
Facebook is getting serious about making hardware with – Aloha – movie talk device – The Brink
Facebook is getting serious about making hardware with ‘Aloha’ movie talk device
A fresh report from Business Insider confirms rumored details about Facebook’s efforts to create consumer hardware, and also says that longtime Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been tapped to lead those efforts.
Earlier this month, sources told Bloomberg that Facebook’s Building eight division was working on both a movie talk device akin to the Amazon Echo Demonstrate, and a standalone clever speaker to contest with devices like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Business Insider’s fresh report confirms both projects are well underway.
The movie talk device, evidently code-named Aloha, will have a large touchscreen (supposedly fatter than in competitor products), a wide-angle camera, microphones, speakers, and will be capable of recognizing faces. Aloha has been tested in employee homes for several months, and the company is said to have plans to bring the device to market in May two thousand eighteen with a price tag of $499.
Business Insider’s sources re-confirm Building eight is also working on a wise speaker (which should carry a price of around $100), as well as a 360-degree camera. It is also exploring wearables, like a sensor-laden necklace.
Veteran Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has been chosen to head up both Building eight and Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality division. Hugo Barra, Facebook’s fresh vice president of VR, will report to Bosworth as well as Regina Dugan, who moved from Google to Facebook in order to lead Building 8.
However Building eight has made headlines for some of its more creative endeavors — like a brain-computer interface to let you type with your thoughts — it seems its very first products will be direct competitors in the consumer brainy home market. Bosworth’s fresh role leading consumer hardware efforts could be a sign that Building eight will be creating more shipping products than the experiments Dugan led at Google’s ATAP division, like Project Ara and as-yet unreleased Project Jacquard.
Facebook’s fattest battle when the devices are publicly available might not be market share, but privacy concerns. Albeit several home cameras, like the Nest Cam IQ, can already recognize people, Facebook has faced an uphill fight in wooing users that their privacy is intact. Business Insider says that the company is considering alternative ways to market Aloha, including brand names separate from Facebook and framing it as a way for the elderly to lightly stay in touch with their families.