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Facebook Smart Speakers Launch Delayed Till October 2018, Sales Estimate Cut 20 Percent: Report

Facebook Smart Speakers Launch Delayed Till October 2018, Sales Estimate Cut 20 Percent: Report 145fw

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 24 April 2018 14:14 IST

Highlights

The smart speakers have reportedly been codenamed Fiona and Aloha
Mass production is said to begin from June 2018
HomePod supply has also apparently been cut down by more than half

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The rumour mill is abuzz with news that social media giant smart home speakers - one of its first major hardware creations - in coming months. New reports suggest the launch date of the company's smart speakers has been pushed to October 2018, amid a cut in order volumes. It is said the order volumes for 2018 have been cut by as much as 20 percent; estimates for 2019 volumes, on the other hand, remain constant. Additionally, mass production is said to begin from June this year. 534n6y

According to a report by Taiwanese media publication Digitimes, citing sources from the upstream supply chain, Facebook is LG Display - Aloha will sport a steeper price tag because of the presence of an adjustable display. Pegatron is said to be the sole manufacturer for both speakers.

The report also states that the original plan to unveil these smart speakers was set for May but got Facebook's data privacy scandal.

It is also claimed in the report that Apple's HomePod is currently suffering from poor sales as the Cupertino-based tech giant has reportedly cut down monthly supply orders from 500,000 to just about 200,000.

In a separate report from August last year, Facebook was F8 conference slated for May. The device is currently in its prototyping phase and is being tested in homes. Apart from that, the Bloomberg report had also mentioned the arrival of a standalone smart speaker.

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