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Meta's Muse Charm adds a 5G modem so its AI works without Wi-Fi
The handheld gadget ships in December with a 2-inch OLED touchscreen, cameras, and the ability to recognize other nearby Charms.
Jaeden SchaferEditor in Chief4 min read
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Vocci ships a $249 AI ring for meeting recording and transcription
The 6-gram titanium ring records eight hours per charge, but the software and privacy design lag the hardware.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Business
SK Hynix in talks with Intel to make memory chips in the US
The South Korean memory giant would use Intel's US fabs for the first time, a potential shift in where HBM for AI accelerators gets built.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Business
OpenAI buys smartphone camera startup Glass Imaging for $300M
The acquisition, led by two former Apple Portrait Mode engineers, deepens OpenAI's hardware push after its $6.5B deal for Jony Ive's io.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Tools
Plaud One puts an eSIM in the earbud case to summon AI agents
The $249 note-taker earbuds pre-order today with 25 hours of recording and a cellular case that talks to Gmail, Slack and Notion.
Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Business
OpenAI is building a 'family of devices' for its AI, Greg Brockman says
The company president confirmed hardware plans are broader than a single product, sidestepping questions on a rumored 2027 smart speaker.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Tools
Sandbar's Stream smart ring bets an AI gadget is just a microphone on your finger
The Stream ships later this year with dictation, whisper mode, and cross-device transcription — no screen, no assistant of its own, just voice input.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Business
OpenAI ships its first hardware — a $230 Codex control pad with Work Louder
The limited-run Codex Micro is a 13-switch keypad for monitoring coding agents, not the Jony Ive smart speaker still in development.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
News
SpaceX shows investors a handset-like AI device prototype
The device reportedly runs on a proprietary OS with xAI integration, pitching Musk into the same hardware race as OpenAI and Jony Ive.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
News
Midjourney pivots to hardware with a full-body ultrasound scanner
CEO David Holz unveiled the Midjourney Scanner and a San Francisco spa concept, claiming image quality that rivals MRI in 60 seconds.
Jaeden Schafer5 min read
Business
Plaud crosses $100M ARR after shipping 2M AI notetakers
The screenless AI recorder maker says nearly half of device buyers upgrade to paid plans, a rare hardware-to-software conversion story.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Business
Opal pivots to AI hardware with $40M from OpenAI, valued at $275M
The webcam maker is rebranding as Opal Electronics and shipping an AI audio device in the next three to four months.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
Business
Impulse Space raises $500M Series D, bets on human engineers over AI
Tom Mueller's in-space mobility startup will hire up to 200 engineers, citing thin training data for hardware design.
Jaeden Schafer4 min read
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