These companies want to inaugurate the end of the app era

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By AI Pin van Humane

At the end of last year, the AI ​​Pin from the company Humane was unveiled. That is a kind of smartphone without a screen that is powered by AI models from OpenAI and Microsoft. With the AI ​​Pin, which you wear on your clothing like a brooch, you can take photos, identify objects and project information onto your palm. The AI ​​Pin costs $699 and will be delivered to the first customers this month. For now, the device is only available in the US.

The Rabbit R1

A few months after the announcement of the AI ​​Pin, the Rabbit company’s R1 was unveiled during the CES tech fair. This device also has no apps, but unlike the AI ​​Pin, it does have a screen. The R1 can be controlled with your voice to perform everyday tasks, such as ordering food or booking a flight. The screen mainly serves to show that everything is going well. The R1 costs $199 and can be ordered in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Canada, Japan, UK, US and South Korea. The first copies will be delivered to customers this month.

Brain Technologies

A few concepts for app-free devices were also shown during the MWC tech fair in Barcelona at the end of February. Deutsche Telekom showed an Android phone that generates an interface when you talk to it. This is done on the basis of generative AI models from the company Brain Technologies. According to the makers, this smartphone can imitate 4 million different functions of apps, but if you want, you can also just use apps. It is not yet known what the device will be called or when it will be on the market.

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A Phone, A Friend

The smartphone from the start-up A Phone, A Friend was also presented during MWC. The company’s goal is to develop a smartphone that becomes a personal assistant rather than a traditional smartphone. The device must remember what you like to do, write messages on your behalf, summarize what is the most important news of the day for you and more. The smartphone will have an e-ink screen, but should mainly be used as a voice assistant. The company has only just been founded and does not yet have a working prototype. This device will still have access to apps, but the idea is that you will use them less. No release date or price has yet been announced for the smartphone from A Phone, A Friend.

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