The smallest edge AI device for local LLMs

This entire page (except for the footer) is made with images. Is there any reason they would do this? Are they making these images by hand or are they generated somehow? Just seems like an unusual choice.

Re: The smallest edge AI device for local LLMs

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Post by makefu » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC

The kickstarter comments page of this product does not look so glamorous ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tiinyai/tiiny-ai-pocket... )

Re: The smallest edge AI device for local LLMs

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC

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Re: The smallest edge AI device for local LLMs

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Post by dexterdog » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC

ByteOfWood wrote: post #5

This entire page (except for the footer) is made with images. Is there any reason they would do this? Are they making these images by hand or are they generated somehow? Just seems like an unusual choice.

Maybe it's supposed to be less readable by AI but I really think it just makes it a little harder for humans to scrape it.

Re: The smallest edge AI device for local LLMs

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Post by tristanj » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC

I don't understand the value proposition here.

This device is selling for $1,999. In the product page on their website, they show the device plugged into a MacBook Pro.

A MacBook Pro already has excellent ability to run local LLMs, so why wouldn't someone just spend that $1,999 on maxing out their MacBook specs (M5 Max with extra RAM) instead?

Or why not buy a Mac Mini with 48GB of RAM for $2300?

Re: The smallest edge AI device for local LLMs

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Post by chedieck » Mon, Sep 07, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC

ByteOfWood wrote: post #5

This entire page (except for the footer) is made with images. Is there any reason they would do this? Are they making these images by hand or are they generated somehow? Just seems like an unusual choice.

So weird. There is some compression going on too, which makes it all at least a little ugly.