A version in testing would enable the camera to automatically scan for faces in the room and link them to their Facebook accounts.
Pictured is Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg at last year's F8 conference The device will feature a wide-angle camera, microphone, and speakers boosted by artificial intelligence, and it will be geared for communal use in the living room.
While Facebook itself has declined to comment, Andrew Bosworth, the company's Vice Preident of augmented and virtual reality, wrote on Twitter: 'Can’t comment on speculation but can confirm it's going to be an exciting year for AR/VR. In response to the Cheddar rumours, Andrew Bosworth, Facebook's Vice Preident of augmented and virtual reality, wrote on Twitter: 'Can’t comment on speculation but can confirm it's going to be an exciting year for AR/VR.
#F8' Facebook plans to release a 9 (£370) video chat device for your living room later this year.
Facebook is set to enter the home device market this year with its first consumer hardware device.
According to sources close to the firm, the company will unveil a 9 (£370) video chat system to rival Amazon's Echo Show in May.