Smartphone Killer? 4 Futuristic Features Of The Newly Launched 'Humane AI Pin'
The future of smartphones is unfolding right in front of our eyes. A company called Humane recently unveiled the "Humane AI Pin" - a screenless AI wearable that could eventually replace smartphones.
The future of smartphones is unfolding right in front of our eyes. A company called Humane recently unveiled the "Humane AI Pin" - a screenless AI wearable that could eventually replace smartphones.
The company is headed by ex-Apple employees Imran Chaudhri and Bethany Bongiorno. The AI pin has divided the tech community - while some think that the pin marks a giant leap towards a post-smartphones world, others see it as a gimmick that will fade away soon. Regardless, the Humane AI Pin comes loaded with a bunch of futuristic features that you should know about.
The four futuristic features of the Humane AI Pin that we love are as follows.
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1. A projection screen
The Humane AI Pin is pitched to potential users as the anti-smartphone device, with no screen to look down at. Instead, it's designed to make sure users interact with the world around them. Even then, moving to a completely screenless experience is going to be quite the culture shock.
The AI pin comes with a "laser ink display" that projects content onto the palm. Tapping your index finger and thumb together can pause or play music. Other gestures include tilting your hand forward, back, or down - all representing specific actions.
2. Voice commands
In the absence of a screen, the Humane AI Pin is primarily dependent on communication via audio commands. Humane will use OpenAI's model to deal with search and task-handling activities through voice commands - via AI Mic.
The audio commands will let your AI Pin search for things in your inbox or dictate messages to people. A function called "Catch Me Up" summarises important messages from your inbox.
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3. Translation and nutrition needs
One of the most useful features of the Humane AI Pin, as seen in a promotional video, is how it can tell nutrition facts about a food item. This nutrition tool might not be completely accurate in the beginning but could become super useful as it becomes smarter.
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Real-time translation is also possible of Humane AI Pin, with the device able to recognise the language being spoken and translate it into your language of choice with a few commands.
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4. Privacy
The Humane AI Pin isn't designed to actively listen your conversations. Instead, it only turns on when the device owner manually activates it. The device also has a "Trust Light" which turns on when the device is in use. To ensure that the conversations are between you and the AI Pin only, the device uses a "personic speaker" that create a "bubble of sound.
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Learn more about the Humane AI Pin here. What do you think about this fascinating device? Let us know in the comments below. For more in the world of technology and science, keep reading Indiatimes.com and click here for our how-to guides.
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