Android Creator Unveils Ceramic Phone, Home Control Device
- New products are Andy Rubin’s first at startup Essential
- Phone will connect to 360-degree camera, wireless charger
Android Creator Develops New Phone and Home Assistant
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Andy Rubin created the software that powers hundreds of millions of Android devices around the world. Now he has two gadgets of his own: the Essential Phone and the Essential Home.
The phone’s display fills most of the front, save for a camera cutout, slim bezels and a small chin at the bottom. The almost full-screen display echoes a design popularized earlier this year by Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S8 handset and soon to be followed by Apple Inc. with a revamped iPhone. The Essential Home is a puck-sized, voice-activated gadget that can control appliances and provide reminders.