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The Bixby Speaker might be able to detect whether you're in the room - SamMobile

According to the patent’s description by Patently Mobile, the Bixby Speaker could come with an array of sensors, more so than other smart speakers, going as far as being able to detect if a human being is in the room. Well, it’s something any smart speaker can do by keeping the microphone on and listening for human voices, but Samsung might also opt for an infrared sensor that sweeps the room to detect human movement and perhaps even a camera, though the latter might raise privacy complaints similar to the hue and cry around Samsung smart TVs being able to listen in on conversations.

 

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Samsung Plans to Launch Foldable-Screen Phone Early Next Year - WSJ

Separately, Samsung is closer to releasing another much-anticipated piece of hardware: a voice-activated speaker powered by its digital assistant Bixby, according to people familiar with the matter.

The speaker is expected to retail for about $300 and should debut in the next month or so, the people said. Its release will likely track closely with the Galaxy Note 9, which will be unveiled Aug. 9 in New York, with the large-screen smartphone arriving in stores shortly thereafter, they said.

The speaker—internally code-named “Lux”—has a bowled shape, with a legged bottom and lights at the top, one of the people said. It will be marketed as a high-end music player and boast features like sound shifting, where the speaker’s audio can be beamed in the direction of a person providing verbal commands, the person said.

 

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Samsung reveals Galaxy Home, a Bixby-powered smart speaker, availability TBD