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Variety previously also noticed some new job openings at Roku and claimed to have seen other public documents that all point to a smart speaker being in the works. A few of the job openings include a senior software engineer, audio and a senior software engineer, new products, and audio (expert). The company is also looking to hire a senior interaction designer, along with a voice user interface designer.
These two listings both suggest Roku is looking to develop a product that responds to voice commands. However, Roku does already offer some basic voice-control in its higher end products, with users being able to search for content through a Roku player using the included remote control. It may just be looking to enhance this feature, but Roku has also made some hires in recently that suggest otherwise.
Tyler Bell, for instance, is leading Roku’s product management for voice, natural language understanding, automated speech recognition, and artificial intelligence. All these responsibilities scream voice-controlled smart speaker. Then there is Roku’s director of engineering, Hari Ramakrishnan, who is working on “far field voice and audio engineering,” according to his Linkedin profile.
