Remember. Last spring, a new type of connected device was released to the public with a bombshell effect: Human AI PinA smart pin His ambition was nothing more than that change smartphones. The first demonstrations are appealing. The object projects text onto our hands or other surfaces, making the use of a screen unnecessary. That was on paper. In fact, you already have to wait a long time to get your hands on the device, because it lags significantly.
And when it finally comes out in April 2024, it’s a cold shower. The first tests were unanimous: Human AI Pin not working. HAVE $699 to be added to this Mandatory subscription to T-Mobile operator At $24 per month, the connected object is far from living up to its promises, so it comes as no surprise to learn that Humane AI is looking for buyers just a month after its product was launched. It’s worth saying Sales figures spindle is a disaster.
Customers are returning more pins to Humane AI Pin than the company is selling
Client: BorderHumane AI’s financial results show just how important this is. society is in turmoil. He was hoping to sell 100,000 units in the first year, but Only 10,000 pins found buyersBut the fiasco doesn’t end there: In August 2024, There are approximately 7,000 devices left in circulationothers were returned by unhappy customers. Between May and today Humane AI sees higher returns on sales.
The worst part is that according to one source, The company has no way to recycle returned devicesnor resell them. T-Mobile’s subscription is at fault for not letting you reassign your PIN to someone else. So Humane AI’s industrial failure could be compounded by an ecological disaster. The company had no comment to The Verge at the time of publication, other than to tell the media that it was their own fault, without specifying which ones.