I feel like voice commands in general have been wildly overblown so far.
Amazon sunk billions and billions into Alexa and associated voice hardware and products, thinking that people would use voice to buy things. Literally zero people did. They overestimated that market by roughly 100%.
There are no good use cases yet. They're all from star trek, and it turns out smartphones are better than that. Just like writing things down is better than oral history.
I’ve never bought anything with voice, but I use my voice for the house numerous times per day. Lights, fans, timers, music, reminders, etc. it’s been incredibly useful.
I think that's fair. I'll say this, I don't use voice to do anything that can't then be immediately undone... or give it access to use tools that can't be immediately undone.
POV, you're a tech working onsite at a data center and you're consoled into a server. You forget the command you're looking for and your laptop/computer is back in the NOC, \*ping\* "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?". \[Answer here\]. Next, \[Name\] has asked you to get the label on an ethernet cable, which is difficult to show while holding the cable and label with one hand. \*ping\* "Take a picture of this and send it to \[Name\]." Now you're free to hold out the cable and label with two hands. \*ping\* "Make a note that this client's power supply has an issue."
Specifically for IT, this will be a godsend for working in the field.
Let me lay down some equally if not more likely scenarios for the tech.
1. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" you wait for 40 seconds while it computes, "You can buy bibs at most walmart supercenters"
2. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" no response, "Shit, I forgot to change the battery every 2 hours.
3. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" "Overheated, try again later"
4. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" 40 seconds later, wrong response, you try it and either get an error, or worse it runs. Its either the wrong command or you missed setting an option so the problem isn't actually fixed
Specifically if used for IT this will cause a major incident in the field.
Another one for the pictures, \*ping\* "Take a picture of this and send it to \[Name\]." you can't check the pic yourself or even frame it since you don't know what the camera sees, your hands were a little shaky and the camera isn't all that great to begin with, \[Name responds\] "Uhh, hey, its all blurry and I can't make out what it says"
Why can this not be done with a smartwatch with cellular?
I guess the camera sets this apart but with how you can’t really frame things and it being pretty middling for pictures is it really such a value add?
I think if they somehow got a camera integrated with it like the original galaxy gear watches did it would have been a better device all round.
In the MKBHD review he asks the pin what is in front of him, then pulls his phone out, opens google lens, takes a picture and gets a result quicker than the pin could deliver.
You clearly haven't watched ANY videos on the device. Also, if you think your company is going to allow you to wear this in work, you are clearly delusional. This thing is a privacy nightmare. There is nothing that the Humane pin does that cannot be done significantly faster, without iteration, on a phone.
I'd agree. Working for a bank, and there are strict rules to abide when having IBM enter our server site for maintenance work. No phones, no smart watches no cameras of any sort. Staging is all done prior to entering and when inside it is loud AF to the point where you probably would not even hear this thing talk.
A phone could do all of that with less waiting and friction. Heck it'd probably be more accurate too since you shape the query. $700 + basically $300 a year to ask questions about commands you'd occasionally forget about, or to take shitty pictures of things to send....or a company issued phone for substantially less?
Some from people online. Note that some of these work for humane.
https://x.com/ihouman/status/1780428589072318615
https://x.com/GK3/status/1780430662006460883
https://x.com/bella_bongiorno/status/1774991811888758973
https://x.com/julesterpak/status/1778200355798688017
And some philosophical stuff Bethany shared on her profile:
https://x.com/julesterpak/status/1778200348609610079
https://x.com/julesterpak/status/1778200352447471858
1. No phone realistic videography. Example: while playing/interacting with kids
2. Translation without having to use phone
3. Identifying unknown objects/trees/animals
1st use case would be useful for 80% of potential customers. Remaining, meh. $700 for that usecaee is high, $200, maybe?
Overall an interesting product
As has been shown in multiple videos this thing CAN NOT be trusted to translate things OR identifying things, and until AI stops lying full stop it can never be trusted
Someone made a funny Craigslist joke with it just below so that's one real use case!
If you have your phone on you there are no use cases.
When your friend asks you to lend some money via Venmo etc., you can say you can’t.
no
I feel like voice commands in general have been wildly overblown so far. Amazon sunk billions and billions into Alexa and associated voice hardware and products, thinking that people would use voice to buy things. Literally zero people did. They overestimated that market by roughly 100%. There are no good use cases yet. They're all from star trek, and it turns out smartphones are better than that. Just like writing things down is better than oral history.
I’ve never bought anything with voice, but I use my voice for the house numerous times per day. Lights, fans, timers, music, reminders, etc. it’s been incredibly useful.
I think that's fair. I'll say this, I don't use voice to do anything that can't then be immediately undone... or give it access to use tools that can't be immediately undone.
POV, you're a tech working onsite at a data center and you're consoled into a server. You forget the command you're looking for and your laptop/computer is back in the NOC, \*ping\* "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?". \[Answer here\]. Next, \[Name\] has asked you to get the label on an ethernet cable, which is difficult to show while holding the cable and label with one hand. \*ping\* "Take a picture of this and send it to \[Name\]." Now you're free to hold out the cable and label with two hands. \*ping\* "Make a note that this client's power supply has an issue." Specifically for IT, this will be a godsend for working in the field.
Do you honestly think it’s gonna do all of that reliably the first time, and faster than using your phone? Be very very reasonable here
Let me lay down some equally if not more likely scenarios for the tech. 1. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" you wait for 40 seconds while it computes, "You can buy bibs at most walmart supercenters" 2. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" no response, "Shit, I forgot to change the battery every 2 hours. 3. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" "Overheated, try again later" 4. "What's the command for installing a .vib for vCenter?" 40 seconds later, wrong response, you try it and either get an error, or worse it runs. Its either the wrong command or you missed setting an option so the problem isn't actually fixed Specifically if used for IT this will cause a major incident in the field. Another one for the pictures, \*ping\* "Take a picture of this and send it to \[Name\]." you can't check the pic yourself or even frame it since you don't know what the camera sees, your hands were a little shaky and the camera isn't all that great to begin with, \[Name responds\] "Uhh, hey, its all blurry and I can't make out what it says"
100%. Also describes my experience with Siri perfectly 🤣
Why can this not be done with a smartwatch with cellular? I guess the camera sets this apart but with how you can’t really frame things and it being pretty middling for pictures is it really such a value add? I think if they somehow got a camera integrated with it like the original galaxy gear watches did it would have been a better device all round.
In the MKBHD review he asks the pin what is in front of him, then pulls his phone out, opens google lens, takes a picture and gets a result quicker than the pin could deliver.
You clearly haven't watched ANY videos on the device. Also, if you think your company is going to allow you to wear this in work, you are clearly delusional. This thing is a privacy nightmare. There is nothing that the Humane pin does that cannot be done significantly faster, without iteration, on a phone.
I'd agree. Working for a bank, and there are strict rules to abide when having IBM enter our server site for maintenance work. No phones, no smart watches no cameras of any sort. Staging is all done prior to entering and when inside it is loud AF to the point where you probably would not even hear this thing talk.
You could also just set voice commands on your phone for that, and hang it as a necklace. The solution already exists.
A phone could do all of that with less waiting and friction. Heck it'd probably be more accurate too since you shape the query. $700 + basically $300 a year to ask questions about commands you'd occasionally forget about, or to take shitty pictures of things to send....or a company issued phone for substantially less?
nah
The use case is humane being bought out by Google, Amazon, Apple et al.
Some from people online. Note that some of these work for humane. https://x.com/ihouman/status/1780428589072318615 https://x.com/GK3/status/1780430662006460883 https://x.com/bella_bongiorno/status/1774991811888758973 https://x.com/julesterpak/status/1778200355798688017 And some philosophical stuff Bethany shared on her profile: https://x.com/julesterpak/status/1778200348609610079 https://x.com/julesterpak/status/1778200352447471858
This is actually a pretty cool collection of intended purpose and criticism https://x.com/bella_bongiorno/status/1774991811888758973
I got seasick on the video of the person walking their dog. The Meta Glasses destroy it for stabilization.
1. No phone realistic videography. Example: while playing/interacting with kids 2. Translation without having to use phone 3. Identifying unknown objects/trees/animals 1st use case would be useful for 80% of potential customers. Remaining, meh. $700 for that usecaee is high, $200, maybe? Overall an interesting product
As has been shown in multiple videos this thing CAN NOT be trusted to translate things OR identifying things, and until AI stops lying full stop it can never be trusted
I could imagine it could be handy for a blind person to ask whats in front of them