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Humane is said to be seeking a $1 billion buyout after only 10,000 orders of its terrible AI Pin (www.engadget.com)
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[+] -32 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I could see Apple buying it. The form factor makes sense, it's the fact that it relies on AI and has its own cell connection are the main issues. If I could tap it and have Siri take dictation or take a picture of something to get more information it would be pretty neat.

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  • [–] 42 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Apple already have the perfect form factor, it’s called a phone.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Or, if you want something smaller, they have a watch.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Does it though? Having it pull down your shirt, having to rely on projecting a GUI on your hand, and being unable to hear it in loud environments all seem like pretty strong limitations of the form factor

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'd drop the projector interface, as cool as it is, since you have a phone for that. Maybe make it a pendant as well as a pin.

    Apple's got a lot of experience with using tiny speakers in loud places, so I bet they could figure out something maybe using directional microphones. Plus, again, you've got the phone so you can use the headphones.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you drop the projector, then airpods already do it better when paired with the watch. There's no point in such a device at all, then.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Airpods don't have a camera though. 90% of my photos are of things I need to remember, like a shopping list or a specific product I need to get Having to dig out (or find) my phone to do that is a pain.

    And I don't have Airpods because I'd lose them, one by one, and the replacements are twice the price as another pair of perfectly workable Bluetooth headphones.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    If they wanted to companies could put a camera in a smart watch easily. Samsung was doing it ages ago.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    My kids have a crappy watch ($30-40) that has a camera. It's not a technical problem, it's just a stupid idea, it's not an ergonomic place to use a camera.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    What about the Meta Ray bands?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The time before I lose a pair of glasses is inversely proportional to how much I pay for them. If I spent $400 on glasses they would likely disappear off my face before I left the store

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