A new AI-fuelled gadget has fallen foul of the tech world's expectations.
  • xodoh74984@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    8 months ago

    Who exactly was hyped about this?

    Personally, I typically want my interactions with technology to be quiet. I don’t want it talking, and I don’t want to be talking to it.

    Not to mention the privacy implications of an always-on camera and microphone connected to the internet

  • blattrules@lemmy.worldEnglish
    391·
    8 months ago

    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.

    • realitista@lemm.eeOPEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      It got funded to the tune of $240m. Which was probably about as far as they thought this through.

      • blattrules@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        8 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.

    • toofpic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      42·
      8 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

        • toofpic@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          This is exactly what I meant: they’re selling a watch without a strap, and saying it’s something new

        • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          8 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.

    • flop_leash_973@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      8 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.

      • blattrules@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        8 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.

  • callmepk@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    8 months ago

    Business people see the word AI mentioned in the products: invest invest invest! Business people see AI products hit with honest tech reviews: thoSe PEAsants aRE RUIning ThE InnOVATIOn

    • thehatfox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      61·
      8 months ago

      Terrible products like this might end poisoning the well for genuinely useful AI projects further down the line. “AI” will loose it’s buzz and instead become synonymous with failure to consumers and investors alike.

  • JeffreyOrange@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    8 months ago

    “much hyped” lol I have seen not one person who was positively looking forward to this. I don’t really know why such dead in the water stupid idead even get any media attention at all.

  • snekerpimp@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    8 months ago

    Ummm… really? The technology is nowhere near the hype they are putting behind it. Just some AI snake oil salesmen. The next few years will be filled with “ai” e-waste as people use the buzzword to sell garbage.