I'm actually pretty interested in the hardware and form factor, and absolutely un-interested in the corpo backend services.
I wonder if it's possible to homebrew this odd little square.
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#12It seems to me the author of this article is going to have a tough time in the coming brave new world. I do love the writing style and wit though and Im even inclined to agree. Still, AI-ALL-THE-THINGS is coming. Imagine a Siri/Alexa that actually DOES STUFF.
I try not to be negative online, but did enjoy the Something Awful-esque hyperbolic acidity.
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#13I’ll let rich people test this thing out for me. Looking forward to all the news, articles, blog posts etc. of people’s experience (good or bad) using this thing. Wish I could get some kind of RSS feed about successes/failures of this thing.
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#14I'm not even here for the "AI creation" horseshit. I just want a better general assistant that's smarter than Siri that can handle task-keeping, calendaring, and reminders better.
And I like that it's "push to talk". It listens on my command, not on the whims of a voice query in mid-air.
I'll give this a crack because I'm part of the weird population that likes "stand-alone" appliances for things. It's got a certain charm to it that the workflow just would work better for me and my brain that an app alone just can't touch.
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#15Why hate? Just don’t buy. The author is a child. Just more ragebait as usual.
I do love how people complain about clickbait yet ragebait appears in the front page regularly. There you go - that’s why clickbait is a thing. Techies are not immune
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#17Cool viral advertising, bro.
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#18Why hate? Just don’t buy. The author is a child. Just more ragebait as usual. I do love how people complain about clickbait yet ragebait appears in the front page regularly. There you go - that’s why clickbait is a thing. Techies are not immune
Why hate? Just don't read.
Obviously people will sometimes express their opinions on societal trends and products, especially in their blogs.
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#19Why hate? Just don’t buy. The author is a child. Just more ragebait as usual. I do love how people complain about clickbait yet ragebait appears in the front page regularly. There you go - that’s why clickbait is a thing. Techies are not immune
Why hate? Just don't read. Obviously people will sometimes express their opinions on societal trends and products, especially in their blogs.
I don’t hate the article, actually. It’s a good summary on the device if you’re unfamiliar.
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#20It seems to me the author of this article is going to have a tough time in the coming brave new world. I do love the writing style and wit though and Im even inclined to agree. Still, AI-ALL-THE-THINGS is coming. Imagine a Siri/Alexa that actually DOES STUFF.
Is AI going to make the important decisions like who the person should vote for and actually cast that vote too? Seems like a risk when the next generation will grow up outsourcing most of their decisions to AI and then need to figure out how to make the important ones on a reduced experience base. Definitely need to be brave for what is likely to come.