The Humane AI Pin solves nothing and makes me feel stupid

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Ай бұрын

The Humane AI Pin is slow, finicky and barely even smart. Though the concept is intriguing and the laser projector technically works, most of the execution falls flat. Plus, using it made me look pretty dumb. As it stands, the Humane AI Pin doesn’t do enough to justify its $700 and $24-a-month price.
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@user-sg9eu1hh1n Ай бұрын

"It's futuristic, if the future sucked." Wow... that was brutal.

@toututu2993 Ай бұрын

VR/AR would have a lot of words for you

@RichardServello Ай бұрын

Honest tho

@kyleklmondwa9042 Ай бұрын

The fine folks @ Humane AI must be punching the air right now with all these Horrible Reviews pouring in 😂😂😂😂

@SlendyBeSlendin Ай бұрын

Gotta respect the honesty tho lol. The pin looks terrible

@Impheatus Ай бұрын

Yep, she destroyed the pin. It was a great review, though!

@jaredkrause2747 Ай бұрын

Humane really built a product around every annoying tech user experience

@ajohndaeal-asad6731 24 күн бұрын

Lol forreal

@TheMrMobile Ай бұрын

Props for covering the WiFi difficulties that I had to cut for time in my own review!

@kyleklmondwa9042 Ай бұрын

So basically your review sucked?

@10Zenil Ай бұрын

You didn't cover the WiFi issues bcoz you want to be PR safe for companies and want to be in their good books so you can get devices for early views. You aren't a reviewer but a PR person for these companies

@mattdavis855 Ай бұрын

@@10Zenil I mean, I enjoy dunking on a shill as much as the next guy, but his review was extremely negative

@gfyGoogle 29 күн бұрын

@@10Zenilyou are so confidently incorrect. His review practices have always been the antithesis of what you describe.

@stellviahohenheim 24 күн бұрын

You sellout

@mlx8898 Ай бұрын

the whole thing seemed sketchy since the announcement and how the guy was trying to "sell" the product on the stage. thank you for. being objective, rational and honest!

@baandoptager Ай бұрын

Everything about Humane felt sleepy from the get-go. Took no brainpower to conclude way in advance that this wouldn't succeed. Just sit this next to the Rabbit R1. The R1 screams fun, play and innocence through good design (and it's 199). While the AI Pin just snores lazy pompous and i mean, the humane team seemed, to me, to be dominated by completely oblivious, borderline narcissist personalities. Not a great combo.

@RazorRamonElJefe Ай бұрын

this is one of those things you leave to wealthy early adopters

@admrsh Ай бұрын

@@baandoptagerR1 is as useless if not more but both are completely dogsh*t 😂😂😂

@fairphoneuser9009 23 күн бұрын

Well, to be honest: every positive review would be quite suspicious.

@paradoxzee6834 9 күн бұрын

I hate the argument "When you use your phone you get distracted because of notifications", let just pretent like ultra saving mode isn't a thing at all on phones

@MVIVN Ай бұрын

What always gets me with these kinds of crappy product launches is I can't imagine how during all the years of research and development and millions upon millions of dollars invested into the product, not one person (in a position of power) looked at this and said, "yeah, no, this is not good enough, let's try something else." They just keep charging ahead and end up with this piece of crap.

@miomidas7033 Ай бұрын

sunk cost fallacy: too much time, money and resources invested. Also they pitched this to several vc's who invested millions and can't just back out of commitment

@wendymartin6479 27 күн бұрын

That is the current problem with bloated management who often have little experience, understanding or knowledge about what they oversee. Also they don't want to stand out of the group by criticising the product because they want to protect their positions.

@WeeWeeJumbo Ай бұрын

i sincerely appreciate the conviction of this review. this critic really didn’t hold back

@richardthunderbay8364 17 күн бұрын

I've watched a number of reviews on this item, all bad. What surprised me about this review is that you managed to find even more terrible reasons for people to pass on it. I thought I had already heard them all. Nope!

@NineOneOneFx Ай бұрын

The "Can we do it? or, Should we do it?" syndrome attack again!

@baandoptager Ай бұрын

But but they used to work for Apple. SMH

@Jehayland 20 күн бұрын

Not even; with this iteration I’d argue that they DIDN’T do it. Like they tried to bring dinosaurs back to life and ended up with a temperamental, overheating iguana.

@dannyadams2211 Ай бұрын

‘It’s futuristic, if the future sucked’ lol

@FriedChairs 27 күн бұрын

Yeah, that was quite a line. Fair, in my opinion.

@LeinaVance 13 күн бұрын

Lol

@ropro9817 Ай бұрын

Ouch, that hurts. But can't say I was surprised. I'm only impressed that it wasn't just vaporware.

@Ben-yz4jh Ай бұрын

Cherlynn is by far the best tech space reviewer for these kinds of things. Honest and real. Thanks for cutting through the PR noise!

@Viviko 28 күн бұрын

“I lift weights. So, I am pretty strong and I can lift my arm and keep it up there long”.

@neanda 18 күн бұрын

my thoughts exactly, just what it's like from the pov of the majority of users experience of a tech product, not an from a pre-informed gadget enthusiatist (even though i am one, these reviews are more important for the real pupose of a consumer technology

@neanda 18 күн бұрын

@@Viviko if you're trying to make a point, just make it. peoople who try to talk ironically as if their point is too smart for the average, just make themselves sound so out of tounch with how people around them think

@meowco69 16 күн бұрын

Meanwhile Marques gets cancelled for providing an objective review.

@Ben-yz4jh 16 күн бұрын

@@meowco69 Um, did he?!

@Danominator Ай бұрын

The titles for the reviews on this thing just keep getting better.

@ericlessard5021 10 күн бұрын

100% lol humane is going bankrupt soon with this sh*t

@ramit_m Ай бұрын

LOL the video title makes so much sense

@lisaboban Ай бұрын

She's also an Apple fan girl, so she's easily confounded by new things.

@allyssonsouzam Ай бұрын

@@lisaboban sure, buddy

@swedneck Ай бұрын

@@lisaboban bro she literally says it's inspired by apple lmao

@thebaccathatchews 27 күн бұрын

"Former Apple engineers" That explains quite a bit.

@sunahamanagai9039 25 күн бұрын

I was gonna say, that explained everything for me.

@azlifmohamed8804 23 күн бұрын

@@sunahamanagai9039 what does it say ?

@Amphibax 22 күн бұрын

I mean Apple products maybe overpriced but they are generally easy to use and just work both things that doesn't seam to be true for the Pin

@iqless7313 5 күн бұрын

Ridiculous comment. Apple is the exact opposite of this. Humane is a company which created a super high-tech product that's ahead of the market but the tech is not really there yet, so it's useless. Apple does the opposite - they're usually the LAST tech company to adopt an already existing tech and put it into their products in a useful way.

@BrialMusic Ай бұрын

Finally someone made a review that actually spoke about how little sense this makes with all it's projectors and blasting answers out loud 😂

@tee228 25 күн бұрын

the price alone is Inhumane and charging $24 a month on top should be considered a war crime

@theglowcloud2215 24 күн бұрын

gotta hook up to that big subscription train 🤡

@gatsbysdead Ай бұрын

This gave big “solution looking for a problem” vibes

@EshuMarneedi Ай бұрын

“It’s futuristic, if the future sucked.” Zinger.

@misterinternational Ай бұрын

Possibly the easiest expensive device to steal from someone, but also you would never be able to resell it for more than $20

@Amphibax 22 күн бұрын

Why should anyone steal that thing?

@LeinaVance 13 күн бұрын

Never thought about that.

@HP-ws2vx 19 күн бұрын

I like that this review focused on the usability of the pin. I've seen reviews that examined the technical failings but having those put into context in her life made it much more tangible to me. Great video.

@araimis Ай бұрын

"It is futuristic, if the future sucked". LOL

@NithinJune Ай бұрын

can’t wait for the BRUTAL MKBHD review 😂😂

@lvjb Ай бұрын

The Fisker Ocean of tech devices

@AndreaVitiani Ай бұрын

I can’t wait for Linus 😂

@ShykeProdz Ай бұрын

Futuristic... For sure. ....if the future sucks 😂😂😂😂 Banger sentence

@NithinJune Ай бұрын

5:46 If this is just a regular Wifi QR code you should be able to generate it from your settings app

@Ray__E Ай бұрын

Some April Fool's jokes shouldn't be made into reality

@fanxxai Ай бұрын

You covered and detailed all the actual use cases so well.

@BenWilliams Ай бұрын

“It’s working to counteract something that was a problem caused by its existence in the first place” This is exactly what rewinding a VHS tape was! It was a super annoying problem created by the existence and limitation of the technology. The only difference is VHS gave us home movies that we otherwise couldn’t have. The AI Pin doesn’t really offer anything that a phone paired with a watch can’t already do. The camera is the only piece of tech a smartwatch usually doesn’t have.

@opal817 Ай бұрын

But it looks so intuitive to use! /s

@toututu2993 Ай бұрын

Seems 10x worse than touchscreen even though touchscreen is the worse controller ever for me😂

@deviceinside 28 күн бұрын

the new name of this product is Inhumane Pinhole

@d.d.jacksonpoetryproject Ай бұрын

“A device for the future - if the future sucked.” Dead on arrival.

@joshuamcknight1819 Ай бұрын

They should bring down the price, sell it as an AR gaming system, then use the revenue to make updates to the processing and design to the point that they can allow an open source market to exist and let users create their own useful apps. I for example see this being really useful in a camping/outdoor wildlife hiking scenario. It could tell you what certain plants are, discern bird or other animals sounds, give directions, track movement. Stuff like that.

@jangeter Ай бұрын

Very smart ideas.

@andyH_England Ай бұрын

Sadly this is DOA and we are unlikely to see a version two. I do not understand the product; specifically, the pricing is shocking. AI is coming to every smartphone and that is the perfect AI device. Leave it at that. This and Rabbit are dead in the water.

@toututu2993 Ай бұрын

I don't think is DOA since it got the name "AI" in it no matter how bad it is, people will still rush to buy one because of that buzz word alone. Good for company but bad for consumers who fell for it

@andyH_England Ай бұрын

@@toututu2993 Yes, you have a point there!

@Vespertilio-Homo 26 күн бұрын

I'd be sad if the evolution of personal computing devices stopped at cell phones. As bad as this thing is, I welcome companies trying new things. These yearly releases of yet another glass rectangle, "our best ever", with slightly improved hardware are... fine, I guess. I'm hoping for a more exciting future, though.

@toututu2993 26 күн бұрын

@@Vespertilio-Homo Well VR/AR will easily destroy smartphone. What it can do is massive.

@josephrothenberg6235 29 күн бұрын

When I first saw the campaign for this I thought it was just another Kickstarter… I can’t believe serious money went behind this project. It was an obvious flop.

@emanggitulah4319 Ай бұрын

Pay a lot of money, to make your life harder. If you want to use your phone less, leave it at home. That was one of the selling points right?

@audoodle9963 Ай бұрын

honestly if you want to still be connected but be more unplugged getting a dumb phone seems like a much better option.

@emanggitulah4319 Ай бұрын

@@audoodle9963 true

@curtainsavatar Ай бұрын

I saw an ad for this and thought it was pointless complication that nobody wants.

@TheAtomicDom Ай бұрын

Just seems like a less useful smartwatch

@fahadahmad9434 Ай бұрын

this review talked about a lot of things that other reviewers missed! really insightful

@keojiabrown6807 28 күн бұрын

True the burning thing surprised me.

@UltraklystronMusic Ай бұрын

of all the ways I figured this could go wrong, I didn't have burning the end-user on my bingo card, sheesh. the bar was low, and they tunneled under it.

@parkamark 7 күн бұрын

This is a classic example of "just because you can make a technically innovative product doesn't mean you should".

@francisbayona Ай бұрын

The title of this video is amazing so I immediately had to click the link and watch the video 😂

@troyav 24 күн бұрын

Lol. Great video. Needed that laugh. Thank you

@georgecostanza2695 15 күн бұрын

“It is futuristic… if the future sucked” 😂😂😂👍👍

@benjaminvalle9619 Ай бұрын

Thank you for this great review! I am canceling my order right now!

@captshadab Ай бұрын

For a change factual review

@eon5323 Ай бұрын

Lemme guess... Apple fan?

@user-tg6fd9lt3v Ай бұрын

Finally an honest review. Not only honest, but all valid points. I’m now a fan of this channel 👏

@LeinaVance 13 күн бұрын

This review perfectly sums how this device is simply not practical.

@cadenchurchill4296 Ай бұрын

The tech pinnacle of “at least it’s pretty.”

@stormctry 17 күн бұрын

i like how this review was too brutally honest based on consumers perspective 😂💀

@bs119 19 күн бұрын

"Stay hot!" Dayum gurl! Humane not ready for this

@jimmydishkawnt Ай бұрын

Those ex apple engineers shouldve just stayed in apple. 😅

@DE-GEN-ART 8 күн бұрын

that song in the intro is giving me 80's jpop vibes

@BronsonLee Ай бұрын

Oh man - as someone who didn't really see the pitch for AI pins from jump, it sounds like they launched it WAY too early Great review as always~! \o/

@HerrDerpington 28 күн бұрын

1:35 - That clears things up.

@AnthonyLaudani 23 күн бұрын

This is like going on shark tank claiming you discovered the toaster 😂

@andrewchiera1864 Ай бұрын

The fisker Ocean of wearables lol

@Viviko 20 күн бұрын

3:01 The best part of the review.

@HandheldAddict Ай бұрын

3:14 been seeing a lot of complaints about having to re-enter PW when removing it, maybe they should've put a fingerprint reader on it?

@mrinal101 28 күн бұрын

Hands down the best tech reviewer

@okidoki7189 Ай бұрын

I gotta say.... at least they tried? Kinda brutal.

@FriedChairs 27 күн бұрын

It’s a noble thing when the concept is at least good. This is a bad concept. I feel like voice assistants (Google Home, Amazon Echo) kind of peaked a few years ago because people don’t like talking to devices and these people didn’t get the memo.

@SuperDuprTech 28 күн бұрын

complains about getting burnt and then tells me to stay hot haha, great take btw and that wifi issue sounds like a pain in the arse tbh.

@IbrahemAlbanawi Ай бұрын

It tries to solve a problem no one really has or asked it's just a harder to use phone and a screenless watch with way harder controls it's really unnecessary and solves nothing just a vanity tech device

@vickslab4608 Ай бұрын

Should call it, the inhumane pin.

@corbonthec0b 18 күн бұрын

What a brutally honest title

@kindofanmol Ай бұрын

Love how critical this review was. Humane is a scam.

@mikaelaton6769 Ай бұрын

scammers should be arrested and sent to prison.

@NithinJune Ай бұрын

3:01 God damn 😭😭

@carmineg Ай бұрын

They could fix the switching garments thing by just allowing a 30 second delay or something. Or just having a fingerprint sensor (given you need to touch it to activate it) or... palm scanner!

@qwertyzxaszc6323 Ай бұрын

"It's futuristic..if the future sucked" lol. Surprised Jony didn't make them sell a 24k gold one.

@kalabhalekar6368 23 күн бұрын

Just cant believe this product made it to the market

@vasilikonstan 26 күн бұрын

4:06 "....If the future sucked..." 💀

@Amphibax 22 күн бұрын

Feels like I can do 95% of the things the Pin does more comfortable and faster with my phone and I'm not going to pay 700 + subscription for those few things

@arnabbanik2515 27 күн бұрын

what if in SF someone snatches it from you? LOL

@viktorkukin2080 Ай бұрын

Thx

@eltoro4814 18 күн бұрын

I love how pointless this is. It does nothing better than a phone and can’t do half the things a phone does. 😂

@tonymccann1978 13 күн бұрын

“Worst product I have ever reviewed” MKBHD

@Nealcar30489 Ай бұрын

this is what happens when Apple designers think they're actually geniuses. lol

@LaurentCardinal Ай бұрын

They're so full of themselves, they couldn't see the obvious stupidity of their own creation... For 6 years!!!

@KiltedGreen Ай бұрын

Ex-Apple designers.

@DrOneOneOne Ай бұрын

The "palm projector" side of things is probably the most interesting part. The software apparently just sucks.

@flaurehn 28 күн бұрын

Honestly you shouldn't even try to compete with smartphones, you should either complemen them, or offer something new that can't be done better replicated by saying "Hey Siri, do this"

@shamalkanavod7059 Ай бұрын

I'd love to see Humane AI pin being pitched on Dragons Den. 😂

@10191927 24 күн бұрын

A product providing solutions for problems that never existed in the first place.

@sirplease182 12 күн бұрын

I don't understand why this product was made, or why anyone would ever want one. Just mind-blowingly stupid on every level.

@madimakes 16 күн бұрын

the $700 prototype. the dictation of password is unreal. and kind of hilarious.

@nuyou21 29 күн бұрын

NothingButTech just did an amazing interview with Humane. Hearing Bethany Bongiorno talk about their 1st Gen AI Pin explained a lot as Jacklyn did great getting her to talk about the criticism and future hardware.

@AndreaVitiani Ай бұрын

If they rebrand it as "Inhumane Pin" I'll buy one I promise

@speakez12 Ай бұрын

bro, I have been saying all along that this was a scam since the weird press release closed demo. It seems like they built up a lot of hype on purpose so that people talk about it, and generate money in ads clicks. This is nothing but a tech demo and it's really frustrating to see how often companies release unfinished products and games, only to promise updates later. It seems like we just enjoy the hype and then enjoy the fallout for the clicks? We all know that something is wrong when we can't see something working before we buy it. If it was really good, it would sell itself without all the hype. Maybe I'm just crazy.

@Mobik_ 27 күн бұрын

But MKBHD title was "mean and rude" LMAO. I'm all for it to destroy Humane.

@netrodex 19 күн бұрын

well... so long Pin. I never believed in you. I ain't paying this!

@fteoOpty64 28 күн бұрын

Why cant they just use an app on your phone to configure it ?. Using BT protocol and oh, might as well allow the audio I/O to be directed to your phone to your headset!. That would solve a lot of the convenience issues.

@NewLamarBazaar Ай бұрын

Intro makes it seem like you enjoyed it

@thomas_xsg 23 күн бұрын

No one, apart from tech bros, wants to talk to computers, especially not in public.

@drewsdetour Ай бұрын

Projectors don’t work well in daylight, every review docks it for that lol

@jaughnekow Ай бұрын

damn...she is pissed.

@anthonybf2 12 күн бұрын

The device runs hot but not as hot as Cherlynn Low

@lawrencecongdon8882 Ай бұрын

When I saw 'Humane' thought PETA was expanding its footprint of care...

@Stranger2Sum Ай бұрын

I hope they have the time

@robertosmmjlist 20 күн бұрын

This product appears to be based entirely on hype over AI

@spacecadet2226 27 күн бұрын

Need to connect to WiFi? Use a phone or computer! Taking off your jacket? Just move the pin to your shirt and enter your password! Repeat when going back outside! Cloudy day? Just don’t use the laser projection!

@dumbkoffcrow974 Ай бұрын

Ha ha! One of the few times the Hater's Gambit works.

@valeriopastore7310 3 күн бұрын

I can imagine yet another trouble incoming by summer: as it is, this thing already overheats easily and causes dscomfort. Add a nice, sunny, broiling 30-35°C day and people will trash this little monster! No connection to phone, no 4G/5G, no earbuds... Oh, and I guess it's better not talk about pacemakers, yowza! Humane should just drop the Pin in favor of a nextgen smartwatch

@bhoqeem1975 16 күн бұрын

That stupid useless embarrassing thing actually costs $800???? Wow.

@liamcollinson5695 Ай бұрын

I am not surprised it gets hot i believe most projectors use fans for this reason to keep the delicate components cool so i predict it probably wont work for long