WEBVTT - Facebook Delays Its Smart Speaker

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook delays its smart speaker plus text and to win

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<v Speaker 1>a Samsung Galaxy S nine smartphone.

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<v Speaker 2>Amrich damiro. This is Rich on Tech Daily.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, they say that timing is everything, and with that

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<v Speaker 1>in mind, Facebook is reportedly shelving plans to unveil a

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<v Speaker 1>smart speaker. Folks are loving their smart speakers, lots of

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<v Speaker 1>people bought them over the holidays. You've got Amazon's Echo

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<v Speaker 1>with Alexa built in, you have Google Home with Google

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<v Speaker 1>Assistant built in, and of course you have Apple's entry

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<v Speaker 1>to the race, the Home Pod with Siri. Now, Facebook

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<v Speaker 1>has been working on a speaker with a video chat capability,

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<v Speaker 1>so this is really interesting. They were planning on showing

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<v Speaker 1>it off at their F eight Developers conference in May,

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<v Speaker 1>but now those plans have been put on hold until the.

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<v Speaker 2>Later part of this year.

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<v Speaker 1>According to various reports, one unique aspect of Facebook Speaker

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<v Speaker 1>is that it uses facial recognition to know when your

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<v Speaker 1>friends are near their speaker, so it can then suggest

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<v Speaker 1>video calls to people who are actually around to receive them.

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<v Speaker 1>So let me explain that Facebook already knows what you

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<v Speaker 1>look like. They know what your friends look like because

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<v Speaker 1>they've been using facial recognition for years. So imagine you

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<v Speaker 1>give permission to say, hey, look, when I'm near my speaker,

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<v Speaker 1>let my friends know that I'm nearby. Some people might

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<v Speaker 1>find this kind of creepy, but it is actually not

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<v Speaker 1>a bad idea. For example, my kids love calling their

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<v Speaker 1>grandparents on FaceTime, but half the time my dad or

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<v Speaker 1>my mom don't answer because they're just not around. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>they don't want to pick up their phone, maybe they're

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<v Speaker 1>at work. So I like the idea of this speaker

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<v Speaker 1>that sits in a common room in your house, and

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<v Speaker 1>when you're in that room, say your dining room or

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<v Speaker 1>your living room, it can show that you're around and

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<v Speaker 1>able to take a call. So that's kind of cool. Apparently,

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<v Speaker 1>according to various reports, this was going to be unveiled

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<v Speaker 1>at F eight, but that's not going to happen. Expect

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<v Speaker 1>to see something from Facebook maybe later in the year.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, moving on.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Forward's latest suv let's you use your smartphone as

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<v Speaker 1>a key. The company unveiled a pretty reduction preview of

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<v Speaker 1>the Lincoln Aviator, a three row plug in hybrid that's

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<v Speaker 1>a bit smaller than their flagship Navigator suv. Now, other

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<v Speaker 1>cars already let you lock onlock and start them from

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<v Speaker 1>a smartphone mine included.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Aviator takes it a step further.

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<v Speaker 1>You can drive with no keyfob as long as you

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<v Speaker 1>have your smartphone with you. Now, if your phone is

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<v Speaker 1>lost or the battery is dead, there's a backup keypad

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<v Speaker 1>on the door to unlock your car. We've seen those before,

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<v Speaker 1>but the new thing is when you get into your car,

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<v Speaker 1>the center console lights up, you put a passcode in there,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you can actually drive the car. The Lincoln

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<v Speaker 1>Aviator Suv goes on sale next year. The only thing

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<v Speaker 1>similar to this is when I rented a Maven car.

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<v Speaker 1>I tested out the Maven car rental service. This is

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<v Speaker 1>from GM, and they've specially outfitted their cars to work

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<v Speaker 1>with your smartphone. So you literally unlock the car, you

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<v Speaker 1>start it with your phone, and your phone has to

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<v Speaker 1>be with you for this thing to work. And I

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<v Speaker 1>was concerned the whole time, what if I lose my phone,

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<v Speaker 1>What if my my phone goes dead?

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<v Speaker 2>How would I get this car started?

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<v Speaker 1>But everything worked out and it was just a little

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<v Speaker 1>paradigm shift in my mind. So a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>are going to have that feeling with the Ford Suv.

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<v Speaker 1>But the reality is with that passcode in the center console,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be okay.

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<v Speaker 2>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Finally, now for your chance to text in to win

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<v Speaker 1>a smartphone that's just as elegant as that car. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the brand new Samsung Galaxy S nine. You've heard me

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this phone. It's one of the hottest devices

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<v Speaker 1>of the year. It has a camera that takes great

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<v Speaker 1>pictures even in low light. It's got the personalized ar

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<v Speaker 1>emojis that look just like you, super slow motion for

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<v Speaker 1>some really fun video, and an amazing design. The winner

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<v Speaker 1>is also going to get three months free of direct

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<v Speaker 1>TV Now. This is a one thousand dollars value courtesy

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<v Speaker 1>of AT and T. To enter, text the word Galaxy

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<v Speaker 1>to five one five one, five to one before eleven

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<v Speaker 1>fifty nine pm March twenty ninth, twenty eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>The computer is going to pick one winner at random

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<v Speaker 2>from all entries received. Good luck on this and thanks

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<v Speaker 2>That's gonna do it for now. Good luck on the

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<v Speaker 2>phone entry, I'll talk to you real soon