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AI pendants back in vogue at tech show after early setback
Wearable AI devices shown at CES use improved chips and privacy designs to reduce screen time and act as hands-free personal assistants, startups and tech giants say.
- At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, wearable AI pendants and brooches reappeared, using cameras and microphones to capture audio and images hands-free as gadget makers pitched them as hands-free note-takers and memory tools.
- Industry deals and hardware fixes prompted renewed wearable-AI launches following Amazon's purchase of Bee and Meta's acquisition of Limitless, with improved chips and software overcoming early battery and performance issues.
- Startups and incumbents highlighted varied shapes and uses, featuring Looki L1’s continuous point-of-view recording, Vocci’s ring, Plaud’s pin and credit-card device, iBuddi’s medallion prototype, and Lenovo/Motorola’s Qira pendant.
- Public resistance and privacy concerns surfaced alongside demos as graffiti protesters condemned 'surveillance capitalism' last year, while Avi Greengart said, `Consumer expectations regarding privacy haven't gone away entirely, but they are shifting`, and makers promoted privacy designs like Wearphone.
- An analyst warns wearables won't replace phones soon but sees steady adoption, citing high-profile projects and a Sam Altman–Jony Ive device expected next year.
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