Humane’s Ai Pin could cost $1,000 — and require a subscription
![A photo from Imran Chaudhri’s TED talk about the Humane Ai Pin. The device projects details of a phone call onto his hand.](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/oWot9QM4t-0hqogFxwIlD7UbCoM=/150x0:1770x1080/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72802237/The_Disappearing_Computer__An_Exclusive_Preview_of_Humane_s_Screenless_Tech___Imran_Chaudhri___TED_____The_Disappearing_Computer__An_Exclusive_Preview_of_Humane_s_Screenless_Tech___Imran_Chaudhri___TED_2023_8_14_12017.62_1080p_streamsho.0.png)
The Ai Pin, the new gadget / wearable device / projector / thing from the secretive startup Humane, might cost as much as $1,000 and may require a monthly subscription for data, according to The Information.
The mysterious device has been in development for years, but we got our first good look at it during co-founder Imran Chaudhri’s presentation at TED this year. In the presentation, he used then unnamed device to accept a phone call, get information about where to buy a gift, translate a sentence that is then spoken in an AI-made version of his voice in French, and even get an opinion on whether he can eat a chocolate bar. It was an impressive demo, though we had a lot of questions about how it all worked.
As the November 9th launch...