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New hype gadget with AI: what it can do – and what it can’t
by Lorenz Keller
Hype company Humane closes down, HP buys the remains
19-2-2025
Translation: machine translated
The Humane AI Pin has failed. On 28 February, the company shuts down its servers, making the gadget even more useless than it already was according to test reports. The patents and the team are taken over by HP.
Now the AI Pin will become electronic waste. It is no longer available and Humane will shut down its servers on 28 February. After that, cloud-based services will no longer work - in other words, virtually everything the pin is designed for. Only offline functions such as the battery indicator will remain.
Users will be able to download saved notes and media over the next few days. Only customers who purchased the product no more than 90 days ago will receive compensation for the soon to be useless gadget. All others will go away empty-handed. Anyone who has already purchased the paid plan beyond the switch-off date will at least get their money back.
Employees switch to HP
Chaudhri and Bongiorno are to set up a new department at HP called "HP IQ" to integrate AI into the computer manufacturer's devices. Most of the remaining employees are also moving to HP.
"It's just not working"
Header image: Humane
Samuel Buchmann
Senior Editor
Samuel.Buchmann@digitecgalaxus.chMy fingerprint often changes so drastically that my MacBook doesn't recognise it anymore. The reason? If I'm not clinging to a monitor or camera, I'm probably clinging to a rockface by the tips of my fingers.
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