2y ago

Humane Debuts $700 AI Pin With 'Laser Ink Display'

www.macrumors.com

TL;DR: Humane, a tech startup led by former Apple designer Imran Chaudhri, has launched the $700 Ai Pin, a standalone AI device with a "Laser Ink Display" that projects information onto the user's hand. The device, resembling an Apple Watch, features a detachable battery for a "perpetual power system," a 3D depth sensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon chip, Ai Mic for voice interactions, and a 13-megapixel camera. Despite technological achievements, user reactions on MacRumors are mixed, expressing concerns about practicality and functionality. Orders start in the U.S. on November 16, with a $24 monthly subscription for Humane's network. (via ChatGPT)

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They lost me at the $24 / month subscription
- Yeah I’m not paying $700 and then another almost $300 per year for something unproven. It sounds neat but not that neat.
- Considering what comes with the $24/m it’s actually lot that egregious. A unique phone number with talk, text, and data as well as a Tidal subscription.
  That said, this is a ridiculous product lmao
  
  I feel like they could have just connected it to a mobile phone instead.
- In the future everything will be by subscription, and only then will things start being advertised the ability to own it out right and in full.
So, a smartphone without a screen that costs $700 and also a $24 a month subscription? Some "tech startups" seriously need to get off whatever it is they're smoking.
- And using an AI that could just make shit up.
As someone who doesn’t really want more screens in their life, this does actually seem like a pretty cool idea, if it replaces a lot of smartphone functionality.
- I can’t imagine this replacing a/my smartphone right now, but it’s interesting to have a different form factor for an AI-first device.
  I’m curious if it’s a fit for older people, since the interface is mostly/entirely voice.
The Ars Technica write up pretty much demolishes the device in both form and function.

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