Humane’s AI Pin Review: Futuristic but Frustrating

Can I put my phone down and let AI guide me? Not yet with this device. Read the full CNET Review: Humane AI Hands-On: My Life So Far With a Wearable AI Pin 0:00 Intro 0:14 First Demonstration 0:49 AI Pin Description 1:04 AI Pin Design 1:49 Battery Life 1:56 How To Interact with the…

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April 11, 2024

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Can I put my phone down and let AI guide me? Not yet with this device.

Read the full CNET Review:
Humane AI Hands-On: My Life So Far With a Wearable AI Pin

0:00 Intro
0:14 First Demonstration
0:49 AI Pin Description
1:04 AI Pin Design
1:49 Battery Life
1:56 How To Interact with the AI Pin
2:25 How To Use the Laser Display
3:09 The AI Pin’s Camera
3:24 Recognizing the Environment
4:12 How To Use the AI Language Translator
5:27 AI Pin Overheating
5:35 AI Pin Frustrations
7:03 Humane AI Pin Subscription Cost
7:44 Human AI Pin Pros and Cons
8:29 Conclusions

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25 Comments

@GRSEMETROMALL

April 11, 2024 at 1:47 pm

I am sick of everything being a gotdamn subscription. You have no idea how many things I will not interact with because they are subscription. I think I needed a TV remote on my phone and there’s an app for it, but it’s a subscription no app for me. I’m not paying a subscription for stuff that I used to just be able to buy.

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@Ray__E

April 11, 2024 at 1:50 pm

This device is so pointless

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@AlexBaldwinFTW

April 11, 2024 at 1:51 pm

I feel like you could see Google just make their own version of this with Gemini built in. But I really think no-one will be talking about this device 6 months from now.

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@mr.morales0707

April 11, 2024 at 2:08 pm

Humane has still a lot I mean a LOT of work to do

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@mr.morales0707

April 11, 2024 at 2:09 pm

Ai would be way better integrated into Glases or Brain Chip.

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@kdm313

April 11, 2024 at 2:20 pm

Mistakes a ca for a movie. How could anything be worse than Siri?

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@sweet7878

April 11, 2024 at 2:21 pm

I’ve finally shifted into luddite mode. I find that there are better things to be doing than whatever this is trying to do.

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@Scypher0th

April 11, 2024 at 2:22 pm

the funny part is on the bike scene when u asked what kind of bike that was….at the same time i pulled my cell out of my pocket and found that bike literally 2 seconds before you got a reply back….

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@VegasTech

April 11, 2024 at 3:15 pm

some say AI pin is still processing the “beam me up scotty” reference.

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@kwasisacca7569

April 11, 2024 at 3:21 pm

This is cool but unfortunately unnecessary tech

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@ReynaldoRoman

April 11, 2024 at 3:42 pm

Hardware looks cool. That’s all.

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@maurovasquez8811

April 11, 2024 at 4:05 pm

So its a peace of crap

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@JeffreyLiu8

April 11, 2024 at 4:17 pm

Dead on arrival.

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@CityLifeinAmerica

April 11, 2024 at 4:42 pm

So freakin slow. Looks like I won’t be buying one.

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@dgusev

April 11, 2024 at 4:49 pm

Frusturistic XD

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@vibewithryan

April 11, 2024 at 5:21 pm

Awesome! A more frustrating siri.

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@MegaMijit

April 11, 2024 at 5:59 pm

FINALLY!!

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@user-no8gg4gw4y

April 11, 2024 at 6:01 pm

쓰레기제품

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@kfj001

April 11, 2024 at 6:12 pm

It’s so slow you can see it’s broadcasting everything it does via 4g to the cloud and waiting for a response.

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@Zytech

April 11, 2024 at 6:35 pm

The consumer product isn’t really their end game. If anything, this is to add to their portfolio for bigger companies to scoop them up for their patents and experience.

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@robertoacj

April 11, 2024 at 7:34 pm

A self contained phone that doesn’t give you basic tools that you regularly use on your phone as demonstrated in other reviews. They took the idea of not using a screen a bit too far: it doesn’t do alarms, reminders, etc. Is it an accessory or is it ACTUALLY a device?

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@chillichompa34

April 11, 2024 at 8:24 pm

Why didn’t they just make an AI focused smartwatch that works standalone from a smartphone?

They could project onto the wrist with more stability if they still want to push that gimmick

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@doygwapo

April 11, 2024 at 9:05 pm

The subscription will chase people away. The device itself is expensive and then you have to add subscription then its costly. If you dont get a subscription not sure how useful the device will be.

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@ObsoleteTutorials

April 11, 2024 at 9:12 pm

What percentage of users will put this in the washer? I’d say at least >30%

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@thinkingcitizen

April 11, 2024 at 9:12 pm

I really hope all the engineers leave ASAP and find better companies to work for before word gets out that the product sucks…. because there is something to be said about the technical challenges that were overcome while building the pin (esp the laser projection) but man is it a stupid application

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