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The social networking giant Facebook is developing a set-top box equipped with a camera for TVs, which would support features such as video calling, said a media outlet.
The code, called "Ripley", will use artificial intelligence to automatically detect and track people who are moving in a video call, the Cheddar news website reported on Tuesday.
In addition to facilitating video chat, this device could also help Facebook compete with Apple and Amazon in the television segment.
In October, the major social networks launched its first portal of video chat devices, incorporating artificial intelligence technology, which tracks users' movements during a video chat and suppresses noises unwanted background during a call.
Priced at $ 199, with a 10-inch screen, integrated Amazon Alexa support and preloaded with Facebook's "Watch" video service, smart speakers will be available starting in November.
With projects such as "Portal" and "Ripley", Facebook is trying to create a consumer hardware business outside of its "Oculus" virtual reality brand, acquired by the social media giant in March 2014 for nearly $ 2 billion. of dollars. Facebook declined to comment on the subject.
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