There is a new arms race in tech. Welcome to the era of physical Al wearables.
Entrepreneurs, startups and big tech are gearing up for a post-smartphone future of computing, one envisioned to be seamless and screen-less.
In this last week, a crop of new products were announced, and we finally got our first good look Humane's mystery product.

What do you think of the future of Al wearables? Concerned about privacy? 

Humane shows off its futuristic 'Ai Pin' wearable

There is a new arms race in tech. Welcome to the era of physical Al wearables. Entrepreneurs, startups and big tech are gearing up for a post-smartphone future of computing, one envisioned to be seamless and screen-less. In this last week, a crop of new products were announced, and we finally got our first good look Humane's mystery product.  What do you think of the future of Al wearables? Concerned about privacy?  Humane shows off its futuristic 'Ai Pin' wearable Humane has unveiled the Ai Pin in full at a Paris fashion show (Humane x Coperni) as a way to show off the device's new form factor. https://www.engadget.com/humane-shows-off-its-futuristic-ai-pin-wearable-113510130.html?_fsig=XqU74YQh1kaDEq9a7eNR7g--%7EA

David

$116 million is roughly a tenth of its most recent valuation....

I do think Humane’s collapse means any successful #Artificial Intelligence  #Gadgets  is going to come from one of the tech giants. It’s really tough to envision investors wanting to turn over more money to an AI hardware startup—especially when they can look over at the Humane investors walking away with bubkes. And with Humane’s death coming less than a year after its device debuted, it’s hard to see customers again trusting a startup to produce a worthwhile device—especially since it will surely cost a pretty penny. It’ll take a company with significant existing brand power to convince people to take another chance.

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Humane is discontinuing the AI Pin and selling out to HP.

Hewlett Packard said it was acquiring “key AI capabilities from Humane,” the struggling inventor of the Ai Pin, for $116 million. Among the assets it will acquire is the Cosmos AI platform, which powers the Pin. Humane told owners of the Pin that it would stop working on Feb. 28.

https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-14513&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg&guccounter=2

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Humane is discontinuing the AI Pin and selling out to HP.  Hewlett Packard said it was acquiring “key AI capabilities from Humane,” the struggling inventor of the Ai Pin, for $116 million. Among the assets it will acquire is the Cosmos AI platform, which powers the Pin. Humane told owners of the Pin that it would stop working on Feb. 28.  https://www.engadget.com/ai/all-of-humanes-ai-pins-will-stop-working-in-10-days-225643798.html?utm_campaign=article_email&utm_content=article-14513&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sg&guccounter=2   #Gadgets

AI hardware startup Humane has given its users just ten (10!) days notice that their Pins will be disconnected. The AI startup is discontinuing its AI Pin and selling out to HP.

All of Humane's AI pins will stop working in 10 days

Todd Smith

$116 million is roughly a tenth of its most recent valuation....  I do think Humane’s collapse means any successful #Artificial Intelligence  #Gadgets  is going to come from one of the tech giants. It’s really tough to envision investors wanting to turn over more money to an AI hardware startup—especially when they can look over at the Humane investors walking away with bubkes. And with Humane’s death coming less than a year after its device debuted, it’s hard to see customers again trusting a startup to produce a worthwhile device—especially since it will surely cost a pretty penny. It’ll take a company with significant existing brand power to convince people to take another chance.

Tasia

Based Hardware’s $89 Omi promises to boost productivity with an always-on AI assistant you can wear as a necklace—or tape to your head for a “brain interface.” Built on an open-source platform, Omi lets developers create custom apps, but questions remain about its privacy and whether the "brain interface" actually works. With founder Nik Shevchenko’s bold marketing stunts and $150K promotional videos, Omi aims to stand out in a crowded field of AI devices that haven’t yet lived up to the hype. Will this Mentos-sized gadget finally deliver? Only time—and users—will tell.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/omi-a-competitor-to-friend-wants-to-boost-your-productivity-using-ai-and-a-brain-interface/

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Here’s another (but open-source) personal #Artificial Intelligence #Gadgets that listens, remembers conversations, takes notes, and prepares tasks for you. Stay organized with real-time notifications and comprehensive memory assistance.

#Productivity Tool Junkies 

https://basedhardware.com/

Productivity Tool Junkies

Here’s another (but open-source) personal #Artificial Intelligence #Gadgets that listens, remembers conversations, takes notes, and prepares tasks for you. Stay organized with real-time notifications and comprehensive memory assistance.  #Productivity Tool Junkies   https://basedhardware.com/

Discover Friend Wearable - your personal AI mentor that listens, remembers conversations, takes notes, and prepares tasks for you. Stay organized and proactive with real-time notifications and compreh

Friend Wearable AI - Based Hardware | Your Personal AI Mentor and Memo

Nate

Based Hardware’s $89 Omi promises to boost productivity with an always-on AI assistant you can wear as a necklace—or tape to your head for a “brain interface.” Built on an open-source platform, Omi lets developers create custom apps, but questions remain about its privacy and whether the "brain interface" actually works. With founder Nik Shevchenko’s bold marketing stunts and $150K promotional videos, Omi aims to stand out in a crowded field of AI devices that haven’t yet lived up to the hype. Will this Mentos-sized gadget finally deliver? Only time—and users—will tell.  https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/08/omi-a-competitor-to-friend-wants-to-boost-your-productivity-using-ai-and-a-brain-interface/   #Gadgets

San Francisco startup Based Hardware announced during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week the launch of a new AI wearable, Omi, to boost

Omi, a competitor to Friend, wants to boost your productivity using AI and a 'brain interface' | TechCrunch

Sam Mendoza

Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery workers. The glasses would include an embedded screen that would give workers navigation instructions while they’re driving and when they arrive at customers’ homes, according to the report. That could enable workers to deliver more packages per shift, cutting down on Amazon’s delivery costs.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-developing-driver-eyeglasses-shave-seconds-off-deliveries-sources-say-2024-11-11/?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124

Amazon is developing smart glasses for delivery workers. The glasses would include an embedded screen that would give workers navigation instructions while they’re driving and when they arrive at customers’ homes, according to the report. That could enable workers to deliver more packages per shift, cutting down on Amazon’s delivery costs.  https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-developing-driver-eyeglasses-shave-seconds-off-deliveries-sources-say-2024-11-11/?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124

Bobby

Baidu to Announce AI-Powered Smart Glasses in China Next Week

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-08/baidu-ai-smart-glasses-to-rival-meta-s-ray-bans-coming-at-baidu-world?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124&embedded-checkout=true

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Baidu to Announce AI-Powered Smart Glasses in China Next Week  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-08/baidu-ai-smart-glasses-to-rival-meta-s-ray-bans-coming-at-baidu-world?utm_campaign=%5BREBRAND%5D+%5BTI-AM%5D+Th&utm_content=1095&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio&utm_term=124&embedded-checkout=true   #🇨🇳 ChinA.I. 🤖🧠🦾🤖

David

A group of likeminded people in Artificial Intelligence are talking about this.