ByteDance Thursday unveiled its first consumer hardware product, a smart light lamp with display, which is said to be part of its education technology portfolio as the Chinese internet giant continues to expand to categories beyond social video.
The Dali smart lamp has a display, camera and integrated digital assistant. The Dali (in Chinese) smart lamp, which starts at $ 119, is intended for school-age children who can use the device to finish their homework, ByteDance (in Chinese) said at a news conference. The camera will allow parents to tutor their children and check in remotely via a mobile app.
The smart lamp could be successful in China where, like many other markets, large numbers of parents struggle to find a balance between their work and personal life and interact better with their children.
ByteDance said the smart lamp is part of the company's push into its education category, which it now calls Dali Education (Dali is Chinese for great strength). The Chinese giant, owner of the viral app of short videos TikTok, foray into the education category several years ago.
The company now operates a range of educational services including GoGoKid, which teaches children English courses, and Qingbei, which replicates the classroom experience. All of these products, including Guagua Long and Open Language, are now part of the Dali Education umbrella.
Last year, ByteDance's TikTok also expanded its educational offering in India, which until New Delhi banned the app in the country at the end of June this year was its largest market outside of India. China.
The company said more than 10,000 employees are already working on its education arm. It is unknown if ByteDance plans to launch the Dali smart lamp outside of China.
Rita Liao contributed to this report. Source link