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Ai Pin’s standing as the gadget of the future has been reinforced by Humane, which has been running in stealth mode until last week. Humane is led by former Apple workers Imran Chaudhry and Bethany Bongiorno . That is, of course, yet to be determined. Whether Ai Pin is as revolutionary as the iPhone or if its novelty is short-lived is still up for debate.
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The AI Pin projects onto your hand in place of a screen.
Humane describes Ai Pin as the anti-smartphone, allowing you to interact with the environment around you rather than staring down at a screen. But occasionally, images are necessary. Ai Pin is designed with a “laser ink display” that can project into your hand as a way to make up for it. Akin to the Apple Watch’s double tap function, you may stop or play music by simultaneously touching your thumb and index finger. Tilting your hand forward, backward, or downward, each with a distinct movement, are additional gestures.
Ai Pin hopes to increase the use of voice commands.
Since there isn’t a screen, vocal communication is Ai Pin’s primary method of interaction. Humane is employing OpenAI’s approach, known as “Ai Mic,” to manage task handling and search through voice command.
The Ai Pin considers discretion and privacy
Given that Ai Pin lacks a wake word, it is not passively listening to your chats like other voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant do. Only when manually activated by the device owner does it turn on. Ai Pin features a “prominent Trust Light” that illuminates while the gadget is in use to answer concerns about spying.
The gadget employs a “personal speaker” to produce a “bubble of sound” in order to ensure that interactions between you and Ai Pin remain secret.
The starting price for an AI Pin and its attachments is $699, plus $24 per month for a T-Mobile data plan. On November 16, Humane will begin accepting orders for Ai Pin, which will begin arriving in the first quarter of 2024.
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Ai Mic
The microphone array of AI Pin recognizes the context of your input, ascertains what you require, and directs you to the relevant AI procedure.
Touchpad + Gestures
The touchpad of the AI Pin recognizes a variety of finger movements, making it easy and quick to access AI activities.
Sensors
| Light | Ambient light sensor |
| Motion | Accelerometer and gyroscope |
| Position | Magnetometer + GPS |
| 3D Depth Sensor | Indirect Time of Flight Camera 125°FOV, f/1.4 aperture, 4 Element Lens 640×480 px VGA resolution |
Computer
| Processor | Octa-core Qualcomm® |
| Snapdragon™ | Speed2.1 GHz (Accelerated on-device AI for enhanced performance) |
| Memory | 4GB RAM |
| Storage | 32GB eMMC |
Connectivity
| Cellular | Dual Antenna MIMO FDD‑LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 66, 71) TDD‑LTE (Bands 38, 41) UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) eSim |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) with 2.4GHz + 5GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 Codecs: SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX™ HD Supports common Bluetooth headsets and speakers |
| Location | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou Wi-Fi Positioning System, Assisted GPS |
This is the Humane Ai Pin https://t.co/ytUSGF3y55 pic.twitter.com/Zrcoaf49u7
— Humane (@Humane) November 9, 2023