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Upcoming Apple display mounted to wall or robot arm is rumored to have audio interface and new OS without 3rd-party apps, only "AI". Jony Ive at OpenAI is rumo

Upcoming Apple display mounted to wall or robot arm is rumored to have audio interface and new OS without 3rd-party apps, only "AI". Jony Ive at OpenAI is rumored to have smart speaker, pendant, pen and bone-conducting headset in the launch pipeline. Audio interfaces, no screens, Meta is selling millions of smart glasses, with Apple and others following. If the memory market was not distorted, home AI + agents + open models could have a bigger role via AMD Strix Halo. Instead, they will be reserved for those who can afford to spend five figures on 512GB or 1TB unified memory on Mac Studio Ultra devices.

vessenes 8mo ago
I'd love a working bone conduction headset. Also a subvocalization to agent thingy that worked.
- walterbell 8mo ago
  Apple recently spent $2B to bring subvocalization inference to iPhones, from the inventor of FaceID and Kinect, https://www.newsweek.com/apples-2b-ai-acquisition-could-have-siri-read-facial-cues-and-silent-speech-11472667 https://www.newsweek.com/apples-2b-ai-acquisition-could-have... > users [could] interact with Siri and future Apple devices without speaking out loud.. AI systems capable of interpreting facial expressions and subtle muscle movements to understand so-called “silent speech.”
- torben-friis 8mo ago
  I’d love a 2015 input system that worked, but my iPhone’s keyboard prediction has been broken for like a year.
- vel0city 8mo ago
  Have you looked into Shokz? I use these a lot, they seem like working bone conduction headsets to me. https://shokz.com/pages/openrunpro2 https://shokz.com/pages/openrunpro2
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locusofself 8mo ago
when you say "audio interface" I assume you mean like, "Hey Siri" and not an audio interface as in recording device, right? So we are talking about a HomePod with a screen, or like one of those Meta "Portal" things?
- walterbell 8mo ago
  Not sure. Some AI audio pendants are always on. The Apple device is rumored to adapt its interface to the user based on facial recognition. They could choose to start monitoring audio when it thinks a known human wants to interact with the device, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145201 Apple is developing a tabletop robot as the centerpiece of its artificial intelligence strategy, with plans to launch the device in 2027.. The robot resembles an iPad mounted on a movable limb that can swivel to follow users around a room..The company is also exploring other robotics concepts, including a mobile bot with wheels similar to Amazon’s Astro, and has discussed humanoid models..
  - warkdarrior 8mo ago
    > Some AI audio pendants are always on. The Apple device is rumored to adapt its interface to the user based on facial recognition. Hmmm, so they traded always-on audio recording for always-on video recording. Not sure this is an improvement.
    - walterbell 8mo ago
      FaceID (3D) facial recognition would not need video recording.
      - b112 8mo ago
        While true, I think the parent meant more that the camera would be active constantly, instead of a mic.
        8mo ago
pshc 8mo ago
Wall mount? I'll pray for an e-Ink model.

vessenes 8mo ago

I'd love a working bone conduction headset. Also a subvocalization to agent thingy that worked.

walterbell 8mo ago
Apple recently spent $2B to bring subvocalization inference to iPhones, from the inventor of FaceID and Kinect, https://www.newsweek.com/apples-2b-ai-acquisition-could-have-siri-read-facial-cues-and-silent-speech-11472667 https://www.newsweek.com/apples-2b-ai-acquisition-could-have... > users [could] interact with Siri and future Apple devices without speaking out loud.. AI systems capable of interpreting facial expressions and subtle muscle movements to understand so-called “silent speech.”
torben-friis 8mo ago
I’d love a 2015 input system that worked, but my iPhone’s keyboard prediction has been broken for like a year.
vel0city 8mo ago
Have you looked into Shokz? I use these a lot, they seem like working bone conduction headsets to me. https://shokz.com/pages/openrunpro2 https://shokz.com/pages/openrunpro2
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locusofself 8mo ago

when you say "audio interface" I assume you mean like, "Hey Siri" and not an audio interface as in recording device, right? So we are talking about a HomePod with a screen, or like one of those Meta "Portal" things?

walterbell 8mo ago
Not sure. Some AI audio pendants are always on. The Apple device is rumored to adapt its interface to the user based on facial recognition. They could choose to start monitoring audio when it thinks a known human wants to interact with the device, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145201 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47145201 Apple is developing a tabletop robot as the centerpiece of its artificial intelligence strategy, with plans to launch the device in 2027.. The robot resembles an iPad mounted on a movable limb that can swivel to follow users around a room..The company is also exploring other robotics concepts, including a mobile bot with wheels similar to Amazon’s Astro, and has discussed humanoid models..
- warkdarrior 8mo ago
  > Some AI audio pendants are always on. The Apple device is rumored to adapt its interface to the user based on facial recognition. Hmmm, so they traded always-on audio recording for always-on video recording. Not sure this is an improvement.
  - walterbell 8mo ago
    FaceID (3D) facial recognition would not need video recording.
    - b112 8mo ago
      While true, I think the parent meant more that the camera would be active constantly, instead of a mic.
      - 8mo ago

pshc 8mo ago

Wall mount? I'll pray for an e-Ink model.