A new wave of AI gadgets on the market aims to integrate AI into our daily lives like never before.
Some of these AI wearables — including necklaces, rings and wristbands, as well as wearables — serve as productivity tools, while others claim to act as friendly companions by listening to your everyday thoughts. Even OpenAI is working on a compact AI companion device.
Below, we’ve rounded up some of the most noteworthy devices available right now.
Bee
Bee is an affordable pendant priced at $49.99 that can either be clipped to your clothing or worn as a gym band. This device records everything it hears and learns your routines and preferences to create reminders and notes for you. It even has a mute button for those times when you want some privacy.
The companion app (currently only available on iOS) is included with a monthly subscription of $19. The app allows you to interact directly with Bee and ask him questions. You can also get highlights from your day and chronological transcripts of your conversations.
Amazon recently acquired the wearables startup in July.
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This $129 white pendant hangs around your neck and acts as an emotional support partner. It recognizes your tone and mood, allowing you to chat with it as if it were a friend. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth and listens constantly, ready to respond or send you proactive messages, like wishing you good luck before an interview.
But it has also faced criticism, including a recent backlash against a New York City subway ad campaign. People vandalized the ads, writing messages like “surveillance capitalism.”
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Formerly known as Rewind, Limitless is another chat recording locket priced at $99.
This device constantly listens, transcribes meetings, calls and conversations (with consent) into searchable and digestible knowledge. It is ideal for professionals, especially journalists, who want to recall important conversations.
The companion app comes with 10 hours of AI features per month—such as transcription and summaries—with the option to unlock unlimited features for $29 per month.
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Priced at $89, this device can answer your questions, summarize your conversations, create to-do lists and help you schedule meetings. In addition, Omi constantly listens and executes your conversations through ChatGPT, allowing it to remember the context for you and offer personalized advice.
Omi can be worn as a necklace, but another notable aspect is that it can be attached to the side of your head with medical tape and can detect when you’re talking to it.
Plaud’s NotePin
At $159, Plaud’s NotePin is one of the more expensive options on this list. However, its built-in AI transcription and summarization features make it a valuable tool for lawyers, journalists, and students attending meetings or lectures.
The tiny portable voice recorder can be worn on your wrist or magnetically attached to your clothing. Recordings are saved in real-time to your phone, eliminating the hassle of manually taking notes. The device includes 300 free minutes of monthly transcription, but with the $8.33 per month Pro plan, you upgrade your transcription time to 1,200 minutes.
This year, the company is gearing up to release an ultra-slim $179 note-taking device called Plaud Note Prowhich is now available for pre-order.
Rabbit R1
The Rabbit R1 is another AI gadget that has quickly become a topic of interest in the tech world, despite the fact that it faces challenges during its initial launch. This small, retro-styled handheld features a touchscreen and a rotating camera, priced at $199.
The device is designed to sit next to the phone, allowing you to perform tasks such as booking flights, ordering meals and checking apps without having to pull out your phone each time. Following a critical software update that fixed previous performance issues, the Rabbit R1 now features expanded AI capabilities. For example, it introduces “Creations”, a feature that allows you to create your own tools and even games.
