This week I have been talking about the intentions Apple launched a new device for the House that compete directly with Amazon Echo and Google Home. A device that integrate Siri and which would allow us to interact with our voice, responding to our questions and orders. Now a new rumor suggests that Apple might include a camera for facial recognition in this new device, adapting the settings of the device depending on who finds that he is in the room. This opens up a new world of possibilities if we listen to all the patents that Apple has been recorded in this regard.
First there was a device similar to Echo Amazon or Google Home, a speaker with microphone that would interact with it and that could also play music, being compatible with AirPlay. Days after VentureBeat already excluded this rumor according to their sources and pointed out that Apple would integrate this wizard for the home in a new generation of Apple TV that would have microphone and speaker, as well as other improvements of hardware such as a more powerful processor. Now it is CNET not offered this new information according to which the device would have a camera that would recognize the face of those who are in the room.
In addition to this function of facial recognition, which would make the device to adjust its configuration to the likes of who is in the room, the camera could allow the control of the device using gestures. Apple has already registered several patents in this respect and control using gestures is something it takes time to work. CNET is also the first who dares to estimate a possible release date of this new device, which would come at the end of 2016 or, more probably, according to the source, at the beginning of next year, 2017.
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