It got a $200 price cut.

They can’t sell the $699 AI party trick that requires a $24 subscription so they slashed the price to $499. Unfortunately it’s still $500 too expensive for what’s worth.

Maybe at $10 someone could buy it as a Halloween costume prop and even pay a whole month of subscription just to show off the novelty

  • DdCno1@beehaw.org
    12·
    29 days ago

    Bit late, isn’t it? I had already forgotten all about it and I don’t think I’m the only one.

  • DavidGarcia@feddit.nl
    9·
    29 days ago

    Maybe if they make a watch with a camera cover and a laser that draws a little box around what it can see and it all runs locally, then I might be interested.

    Mainly to identify plants and mushrooms.

    Not a fan of the idea of everyone pointing AI powered cameras at me all the time, like with this weird pin or smart glasses.

    Such products should have a legally mandated camera cover, microphone shutoff and a REALLY OBVIOUS tell to everyone around you if you are using the camera or mic.

    Bonus points if it screams a really loud “PERVERT” alarm if you’re doing something creepy.

    If only that was true for smartphones too…

    • LukeZaz@beehaw.orgEnglish
      9·
      29 days ago

      Mainly to identify plants and mushrooms.

      Considering modern-day “AI” track records at this, the only thing I’d trust a device like that to do is massively increase poisoning deaths.

    • Toribor@corndog.socialEnglish
      7·
      29 days ago

      If it was free and I just had to pay the subscription I’d think “Can’t my phone already do all this?”

      • Moonrise2473@feddit.itOP
        7·
        29 days ago

        You phone doesn’t have the low-res laser projector gimmick that is invisible in daylight, runs extremely hot and drains the battery in one hour

        • 4grams@awful.systemsEnglish
          3·
          28 days ago

          truth be told, the only reason I would be even remotely interested in the device is the stupid laser projector. Seems like that might be fun to play with.

          • DdCno1@beehaw.org
            1·
            27 days ago

            Yes! I remember experiments with similar projectors and interfaces like this device going back at least as far as the early 2010s. Would be fun to mess with.

  • Monkey With A Shell@lemmy.socdojo.comEnglish
    1·
    29 days ago

    I’ve never heard of this thing, is it supposed to do what the analyze this picture or ID the song playing features of my phone already could do, or is there something novel I’m missing?