Humane's $700 Ai Pin Discontinued and Defunct After Less Than 1 Year

[cyanite]

I see lawsuits coming …

I don't really think there is much basis for a suit. The company could also go bankrupt, in which case, who is there to sue? In thise case, they are aquired, probably indirectly.

but if they sold the pin in the EU, they warranty of 2 years applies to any IT product, making them liable.

Warranty isn't absolute; companies can go bankrupt and it doesn't cover services fully in the first place.

 

[peneaux]

Seeing the difference on how it really worked (slow, wrong answers, bad input, useless) and how Imran Chaudhri presented it, you can say he is a scammer.

There are people like him that create garbage like that (concepts) that are not feasible but sounds good in theory, with the intention to find a buyer (sucker) from the beginning.

HP shareholders should be upset.

 

[JNugent]

Did anyone actually buy this and use it, besides all the influencers that got it for free and hyped it (besides MKBHD who was honest in his review)

I received one soon after launch knowing I could return it. It was super finicky. It got really hot two days in and melted part of my jacket. Called support and demanded a refund. Glad this company is done

 

[dannys1]

Seems like a sympathy buy from HP.

Ha there's no such thing in capitalism. HP are buying the company (not this dreadful product) to own the patents. They're adding the AI patents to their portfolio, probably to be patent trolls mainly.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Probably the most cringe aspect of this entire product and company was their “wanna be Apple”, nauseating, full of themselves marketing videos

 

[Pianoplayah]

…And the rug is pulled

 

[turbineseaplane]

Maybe I am just old, because I see that younger generations actually seem to appreciate this shift. They tell me, But today you get updates! A product can improve over time.Maybe so, but beyond the fact that its usable lifespan is still far shorter than before, I think: the price of updates is eternal captivity.

Totally agree with your post.

I just wanted to defend younger folks in the sense that they just don’t know any different than how it has been of late.

When that is combined with powerful marketing, it’s a tough thing to fight against.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Wonder what value HP sees in this company, patents, and product...

Absolutely none.

This whole deal is a phone call to HP and a favor from the money that backed humane to avoid an embarrassment of a total failure

 

[ItchyRat2160]

More AI Slop for the landfill.

 

[Unami]

Imho they had some good ideas but were too early. And they didn't have the necessary financial planning for the endurance you need when creating early adopter hardware. Which they should have known, that’s nothing new. Also they came across as quite arrogant.

 

[medazinol]

Their engineers were so preoccupied with if they could rather than if they should

 

[lkrupp]

Who are you going to sue? What for? Don’t buy tech for what it may become lol

Well, on the MacRumors forums, that tech would be any Apple product. Almost the entire MacRumors forum crowd thinks Apple is lol, right?

 

[jicon]

I stopped being an HP customer well over 10 years ago and still feel being scr…ed by them.

Hasn't all been bad. I think Steve Jobs got one of his first gigs working for them.

 

[glindon]

Anyone who didn't see this buyout happening is a fool. The sheer existence of a minimum viable product was the tell. One day, you'll be instructed to place your open palm next to your HP printer. Amber text will be projected which reads, "Sorry, only HP branded toner is approved. Pinch fingers to subscribe."

 

[turbineseaplane]

One of the more cringe figures at Humane was Ken "wish I was Steve Jobs" Kocienda
The hubris of his interactions with even mildly skeptical folks was ... really something to behold

 

[asparagus]

Class action lawsuit now. Not offering refunds to customers is beyond egregious. HP better give back some of that ink money!

Generally you need at least 25 sales to hit class action status, FYI.

 

[txscott]

This was one of the biggest scams in the history of tech. The founders had nothing but a pitch deck and handwaving. No real plan, no real product they took their investors and rode off into the sunset with millions.

 

[turbineseaplane]

This was one of the biggest scams in the history of tech. The founders had nothing but a pitch deck and handwaving. No real plan, no real product they took their investors and rode off into the sunset with millions.

Agreed - in a sane world they'd be in major trouble

Instead, it's a resumé bullet point for them all

(it's part of why capital pulled in a favor from HP -- reputation salvaging up and down the line)

 

[patent10021]

MKBHD: Now I am become Death, the destroyer of under-delivering.

 

[jz0309]

Based on what exactly?

They didn’t file for bankruptcy, so if you don’t see why lawsuits are coming, I can t help you.

 

[555gallardo]

Hasn't all been bad. I think Steve Jobs got one of his first gigs working for them.

At least that circular thing in the middle of the iPod didn't grind itself into the polycarbonate chassis, unlike the CPU fan of my HP Pavilion.

 

[Cameront9]

As a deaf person stuff like this is completely useless to me.

Wonder if we will ever know how many they actually sold.

 

[turbineseaplane]

As a deaf person stuff like this is completely useless to me.

Wonder if we will ever know how many they actually sold.

No chance
They lied constantly while trying to hype and con

 

[JTK Awesome]

An Apple Watch, for example, wont function after a decades, the battery will be non-replaceable, the software outdated and insecure, and it wont be compatible with new iPhones.

Mechanical watches for the win. You own it outright, there’s no software or battery, and with regular servicing it’ll last forever.

Couldn't agree more. I had an inkjet printer which when one of the colours was low, it would point blank refuse to print anything. Even if it was Cyan and I wanted to print B&W, it would refuse. It was infuriating and caused me big issues on multiple occasions. Their support desk had the audacity to claim it as a feature there to benefit customers!

Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell To Make Us Miserable - The Oatmeal

Behold, the printer hate machine.

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The successor to the Juice Loosener

 

[Max Powers]

Humane released a half baked product they knew didn't worked. Now the owners will probably make a nice chunk of change from this sale.