or a studio removed the words “HBO” from a streaming service, or a social media company changed the name Twitter to “X.”

Wait a second, I thought that capitalism was supposed to make everything work optimally. Was that ... propaganda?

Yes. I had the exact same thought when I saw this. Looks like slick demo to capture VC interest and they will vanish off into the sunset. Definite Elizabeth Holmes vibes from the wife.

Also, let’s be honest, how many people use their phones mainly to phone or to do anything that requires asking stuff from the digital assistant? Most people watch videos, use social media, take photos/videos, play games, interact with music/podcast player apps... how that’s going to look with the “projecting on your…

You nailed it also. This thing affords it’s user precisely zero privacy when in use. Zero. You cannot make clandestine queries to it, nor can you privately request information without announcing your needs to everyone around you. And exactly how well does that work outside of a quiet lab/sound stage that they’re…

It’s one of those things where it looks great to demo - as a user, you picture yourself in a perfect world, just talking to it like a human, but when the rubber meets the road, we don’t really wanna ask a pair of scissors to cut a piece of paper for us. We just want to hold them and cut, and there are a lot of…

Ok, so....In order to artificially keep the prices of cars (and used cars) up, this is exactly why traditional manufacturers never lower the MSRP of their cars. They heap incentives like low interest rates and cash back instead.

“Tech you have to talk to isn’t actually convenient. It’s intuitive, but most of the time we can’t be disruptive with our voices.”

I don’t see how this could possibly succeed. Tech you have to talk to isn’t actually convenient. It’s intuitive, but most of the time we can’t be disruptive with our voices. Additionally, people don’t talk on the phone as much. We’re busy people, and we prefer the asynchronous communication of text messaging. It…

I would rather people not hear me asking my device where the nearest Olive Garden is or how to spell definitly...

This is an absurd product for almost no one. There may be some highly specific use cases where something like this is useful, but not the general public. I hate this kind of crap, its just a waste of time, money, material resources and its going straight into the e-waste pile.

Does anyone else see “husband and wife team” and immediately think “this is either vaporware or a total scam?”

Man that’s so easy to say. What if it’s a family computer? What if you use the playstation to watch movies with the family?

I tried that once as a kid. My parents took away the keyboard and mouse to limit my time on it. I then obtained an alternate keyboard/mouse, eventually inevitably got caught again, and they started taking away the computer. I did not have the ability to obtain an alternate illicit computer, so that was pretty much…

This. The fact that some parenting failures might have been involved does not change the fact that these are extremely predatory practices using specifically engineered means to maximize financial gains at the expense of well-being of people, some of which are particularly prone to such self-destructive behaviors. I…

It’s no secret that games use the carrot and stick method to get people to pay. Some games use aggressive monetization to get people to pay. Last one I played/paid was Game of War, which caused such of feeling of needing to pay as you needed to shield your base or risk losing everything you’ve paid for and worked for.…

Apparently the kid was sneaking around and playing so maybe that’s factored in to the time.

I know folks keep saying to parent their kids, but it goes beyond that even. These games are intentionally designed to be psychologically manipulative. It’s how they get the money and play time that they do.

Man, Azealia Banks is such a tragedy. She has massive amounts of talent and could have been a superstar if she wasn’t such a dumpster fire of a human being.

“to cancel your vote because they hate the fact I stand up for liberty.”

Ah yes the liberty by which you mean oppressing other’s healthcare decisions that go against yours, not their, religious belief. Got it.