In a matter of two months, hopefully Rabbit R1 And Human AI Equipment was destroyed and burned. They offered radical new form factors and promised to end our addiction to screens, but when we finally got our hands on them, they completely fizzled out. However, some people aren't ready to let go of the idea of a gadget that offers app functionality without the allure of a big bright screen. What if I told you the answer is staring us in the face?
TinyPod's pitch is simple: It's a case for it. Apple Watch which allows you to navigate menus with a click-wheel reminiscent of an old-school iPod. The worst part of the Apple Watch is using the digital crown to do your bidding and who doesn't love a click wheel?
Simply put, it goes a long way to making the Apple Watch a more attractive option as the only device you carry with you. It's not as exciting to look like the Rabbit R1 or have the cool laser projector that the Human Pin offers, but the watch does what it promises and it works.
Unfortunately, it's still an Apple Watch. Millions of people wear them and still never feel compelled to leave their phones behind. But that could change next month.
Apple's WWDC event is expected to be all about integrating the latest AI features into its devices. On Sunday, Bloomberg's Mark Gorman reported. Apple is meeting with Google and OpenAI. About a possible contribution to integrate one of your chatbots into iOS 18. Apple isn't giving up on its in-house AI products, but it does acknowledge that those two companies are leading the way in the chatbot space.
Then, on Thursday, The Information reported. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has officially signed a contract with Apple. It is potentially worth billions of dollars. It was kind of shocking. Google has a long-standing relationship with Apple and pays the Cupertino giant. Billions of dollars every year Make Safari the default search engine. Moreover, Apple's arch-rival Microsoft has a large stake in OpenAI.
It's just to say that we're probably going to see ChatGPT integration in Apple products soon, and that could mean a much more powerful Apple Watch. Both Rabbit and Human claimed to have their own solutions in these products but the reality is that ChatGPT was still the AI backbone. and then None of the products worked..
The Apple Watch is capable of doing most of what these AI devices promise and there's no reason it can't do more in the future. Sure, you can call Uber with the Rabbit R1 while the ride-share company pulled its app from the Apple Watch in 2022. But because of Rabbit's location tracking, there's no reason to believe that the car you order will arrive anywhere near you. If Apple can make its watch more useful (and really fix Siri), we could see devs jumping in to make apps for it.
That doesn't mean TinyPod is going to be the next big thing. We know very little about it beyond the fact that it has a good idea and a nice looking design. The company's website has no information beyond its tagline and “coming this summer”. Does not matter, Others are working On a similar idea. cake There's an Apple Watch case that looks a lot like a smaller version of the Rabbit R1, complete with a swivel. And of course, Apple can only make their own new cases if that's behavior they want to encourage.
I'm just spitballing here, but something tells me Apple wants to keep selling billions of iPhones, so it might be cheap to make its watch more versatile. I don't think these AI devices were ever going to replace the smartphone. I'm happy to put my phone in a bag or leave it in the car unless it's absolutely necessary. A TinyPod feels great in my pocket.