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Comment on Humane AI Pin: much-hyped gadget rocked by bad reviews

I could have told them this was a dumb idea from the start; creating something that doesn’t fill a need, is just another device to carry around and could just be an app on a phone that we already carry around, just to cram it down people’s throats “because AI,” is probably not a good business plan.

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RupeThereItIs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Because AI is the new because blockchain.

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realitista@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It got funded. Which was probably about as far as they thought this through.

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- blattrules@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yeah, I can’t imagine they thought this would be a serious product.
  
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Ydna@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
… and require a subscription too!

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- blattrules@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Wow, I didn’t even realize that it requires a $24.99 per month plan from T-Mobile for voice, texting and data. These companies are getting really brazen.
  
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toofpic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
If you add a strap to it, it will be smartwatch. So there’s a need and a niche, just not for one more way to do the same stuff

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- blattrules@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That’s not a bad idea, but why not just integrate that functionality into a smartwatch?
  
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  - toofpic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    This is exactly what I meant: they’re selling a watch without a strap, and saying it’s something new
    
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  - Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    How are you going to sell that? It already exists, so it won’t draw venture capital that you can siphon off until the whole thing collapses.
    
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flop_leash_973@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
This pretty well describes smart watches in my mind outside of those that need to keep track of certain vitals all of the time as well.

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- blattrules@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I used to feel the same, but they do fit a bit of a need for me. They work great as a silent alarm so you don’t wake up anyone else in your room, you don’t have to take your phone out to check time or notifications, and health and fitness tracking is better than what a phone can offer.
  
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