Humane Ai Pin was at MWC 2024 in Barcelona. Enough to get a first impression of the device that wants to replace the smartphone.
Once upon a time, there was a company founded by two former Apple employees, who helped create the iPhone 1, and now wanted to kill the iPhone. This story is that of Humane Ai Pin, a product resembling a pin that attaches to clothing.
Presented with great fanfare in a long video presentation, we had not yet had the opportunity to see the product with our own eyes. We saw it at the Qualcomm booth at MWC 2024.
A concept that still needs to convince
Without wanting to condemn the concept behind a product that attempts to change the way we approach technology, we still have to give our first, let’s say circumspect, impression of this device. Someone from Humane presented us with a set of features, and the questions quickly came to mind: for whom, why?
One element left us wanting, in particular, namely the questionable responsiveness of the Ai Pin. To use Alexa on a daily basis, by far the best voice assistant in terms of its ability to respond promptly, we had the impression here of going back in time. When listening to the song Crazy by Gnarls Barkley, for example, the pin was asked who the artist was. You have to wait about 5 seconds before getting a response.
Certainly, we could argue that the device understood the context of the question, had no difficulty hearing the question asked despite the noise in the living room, we heard the answer almost clearly despite the noise. He was even able to translate the answer into French without fail. But this latency time is, in our eyes, an element that will necessarily have to be improved over the next generations. Because at the moment, it’s difficult to find a use for a device that produces a less efficient result than any Google Nest or Amazon Echo Show.
A stunning moment all the same
Let’s be honest, during the short demonstration at the show, one moment still amazed us: when the demonstrator asked what was in front of her. Thanks to its camera, the device was able to describe in a long response (roughly paraphrasing): “I have two people in front of me wearing badges, in an environment that looks like a large hall, one of them Their name is…” and the AI gives the exact name of the person. You have an AI Pin point.
Another encouraging element, navigation on the screen projected using the laser on the hand seemed frankly fluid and responsive. On the other hand, the projector did not seem extremely readable to us. Notably, the demonstrator’s hand could move at times, preventing smooth reading, which was projected.
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