Humane is reportedly trying to sell itself for $1 billion after receiving just 10,000 orders for its confuddling, expensive and ultimately pretty useless AI Pin. The device was savaged by reviewers.
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.
Why on earth would apple buy this shitty android device? And feature wise, they can just make the airpods into an AI device paired with your phone or watch.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
Apple already have the perfect form factor, it’s called a phone.
Or, if you want something smaller, they have a watch.
Or if you want something bigger they have glasses.
What if I don’t wear a watch?
Then you’ll have to look elsewhere when you want to know what time it is.
Why on earth would apple buy this shitty android device? And feature wise, they can just make the airpods into an AI device paired with your phone or watch.
I don’t need any hardware that does something my phone already does.
I don’t understand this reverse consolidation these companies think people want.
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
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.
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.
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.
If they wanted to companies could put a camera in a smart watch easily. Samsung was doing it ages ago.
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.
Bruh i’d worried about the privacy of your kids when wearing crappy cheap device with a camera on it
Why? There’s no internet connection on it, so the only way to get media on or off is via the micro SD card.
For sure, my point is just that they could if it made sense — so clearly they don’t think it does, at least for now.
Which would be great if I wore a watch, but I don’t
What about the Meta Ray bands?
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
Sunglasses are very easy to lose.
I’m considering a prescription pair because those are less likely to be lost.
I just wish they weren’t meta linked.