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TikTok-parent ByteDance Launches Its First Gadget, a Smart Lamp With Camera and Display (techcrunch.com) 14

Posted by msmash from the how-about-that dept.
ByteDance on Thursday unveiled its first consumer hardware product, a smart light lamp with a display and camera, that it says is part of its education technology portfolio as the Chinese internet giant continues to expand to categories beyond social video. From a report: The Dali smart lamp features a display, camera, and a built-in digital assistant. The Dali smart lamp, which starts at $119, is aimed at school-going children who can use the device to finish their homework, ByteDance said at a press conference. The camera will enable parents to tutor their kids and check in remotely via a mobile app.
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TikTok-parent ByteDance Launches Its First Gadget, a Smart Lamp With Camera and Display

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  • Chinese surveillance device (Score:1)

    by Anonymous Coward
    And you pay to have it. How stupid do they think we are?

  • Ignore the whole spy in your own home aspect. What advantage does this give you over a tablet which is much more mobile? Or a cheap laptop? For a smart device to sell it needs to make sense, integrating the tablet has to enable more convenient use. A lamp has no use for it.

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by tflf ( 4410717 )

      Ignore the whole spy in your own home aspect. What advantage does this give you over a tablet which is much more mobile? Or a cheap laptop? For a smart device to sell it needs to make sense, integrating the tablet has to enable more convenient use. A lamp has no use for it.

      Hard to tell without specifications, but, the lamp could make an acceptable primary light source, while decreasing the mobility of the device. Marketing will probably promote the lack of device mobility, light source and low cost as desired features. Should appeal to parents looking to provide their children the tools, but, prefer to keep those tools as restricted, and fixed in place, as possible. In theory, these could also function as fixed workstations in the classroom, where lack of mobility may be a

    • Re: (Score:2)

      by tlhIngan ( 30335 )

      Ignore the whole spy in your own home aspect. What advantage does this give you over a tablet which is much more mobile? Or a cheap laptop? For a smart device to sell it needs to make sense, integrating the tablet has to enable more convenient use. A lamp has no use for it.

      The CCP has mandated every house have a telescreen in it. This will fulfill the duties nicely.

      The lamp and camera combo also ensure that everything the camera sees will be lit properly from the front, ensuring clear photos and video of th

  • Just curious, why does ByteDance think there's some kind of huge demand for parents to tutor or check in on their kids "remotely" during a global pandemic within a country notorious for harsh lockdowns?

    I'm guessing about 90% of children are probably less than 3 meters from their quarantined parents.

    Cute sales tactic though. Mass surveillance AND you're thinking of the children. As spies. Nice touch.

  • There's nothing like a friend who records you from all angles when you come over to visit.

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