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From the article: "The product will be capable of being fully aware of a user's surroundings and life, will be unobtrusive, able to rest in one's pocket or on
by gffrd 1y ago
From the article:
"The product will be capable of being fully aware of a user's surroundings and life, will be unobtrusive, able to rest in one's pocket or on one's desk"
"Ive and Altman's intent is to help wean users from screens. Altman said that the device isn't a pair of glasses, and that Ive had been skeptical about building something to wear on the body."
> They aren’t going to carry around two devices that need charging.
Remember when we said the same things about laptops? And then cell phones?
- cedws 1y agoBut smartphones compacted several other devices you may want to carry and provided a bunch of other new capabilities. An AI device isn't bringing any new capabilities, you can already call an Uber or find local restaurants on your smartphone. If it doesn't have a screen, it's just a lower bandwidth mode of interaction to do things you can already do. As for productivity, without a screen it will be useless.