Smart speaker with a screen arrives for 5,999 rupees

A new 8-inch smart display plays music, shows recipes and runs video calls at less than half the price of rivals.

Published 15 October 2026 at 3:38 pm IST · 1 min read

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Halcyon has launched the Hub 8, a smart display for the kitchen or bedside. It has an 8-inch touchscreen, a 5 MP camera with a privacy shutter and a physical mute switch.

It will play music, show recipes and run video calls. Halcyon says voice recordings are processed on the device unless you turn on cloud search.

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