A new AI-fuelled gadget has fallen foul of the tech world's expectations.
  • @JeffreyOrangeEnglish
    4•1 month ago

    I guess if the AI works well, it could have some niche uses. But as far as I have seen it doesn’t. It is also more marketed as a smartphone replacement, which for the vast majority of people it just wouldn’t be. Also the demo examples like booking flights are just moronic.

    • @[email protected]English
      2•1 month ago

      Yeah the product they delivered is clearly not what was promised. I lost interest as soon as the subscription model was made obvious.

      Personally I’d just like my phone to allow others to contact me and search the internet, that’s all. I don’t need to text constantly, and other than lemmy I have no social media presence. Laser-display voice-control smart-broach actually fits the bill for me, provided it actually fucken worked at all lmao

      Also I just really like weird or novel tech. I was an early supporter of pebble and the only thing I regret there is not buying doubles.

      • @JeffreyOrangeEnglish
        11•1 month ago

        I honestly dislike voice control very much. Would be pretty annoying to constantly have people around who are talking to their devices. It’s already jarring enough when you are a gust at somebodys home and they scream at their alexa every couple minutes, ruins the mood a little bit.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•1 month ago

          God I hadn’t even considered what “voice control only” would mean for public spaces. You’re right, that sounds like a nightmare.