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All of Humane's AI pins will stop working in 10 days (www.engadget.com)
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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (16 children)

I had never heard of it. From wiki

The Ai Pin is a wearable device, meant to be attached to the user's shirt at chest level. It is a voice assistant and cellular phone, equipped with a camera, and a limited monochrome "screen" that's projected onto the user's hand on demand. The user mostly interacts with the device through a small touchpad, and also hand gestures when the projection screen is active.[15]

The Ai Pin has received generally negative reviews, praising its product design but criticizing the limited battery life and how easily the device overheats in just a few minutes.[23][24] The New York Times reported that due to overheating problems, Humane executives would use ice packs to chill the pin before previewing it to investors or partners.[14]

The Verge wrote, "After many days of testing, the one and only thing I can truly rely on the Ai Pin to do is tell me the time."[23] The review from Inverse stated that it "is slow to answer even basic questions."[24] Fast Company noted that "Almost everything about the pin was a UX disaster for reviewers."[25]

What the hell does hp see in this?

* Sigh. I know it's not the product, I know HP bought the IP. i can't see how there is any significant IP from this company in development of this product.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 23 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It has AI in the name.

[–] ouRKaoS 11 points 3 days ago

Yep!

All the tech companies are invested in AI, and it's gloriously expensive to do from scratch. Instead, they'll drop $100 million to "stay relevant in today's climate" without doing any work.

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