A new AI-fuelled gadget has fallen foul of the tech world's expectations.
  • xodoh74984@lemmy.worldEnglish
    122·
    8 months ago

    Who exactly was hyped about this?

    Personally, I typically want my interactions with technology to be quiet. I don’t want it talking, and I don’t want to be talking to it.

    Not to mention the privacy implications of an always-on camera and microphone connected to the internet

    • BruceTwarzen@kbin.social
      26·
      8 months ago

      Yeah i don’t know. From everything i ever read or seen about it month ago, everyone seemed to agree that it’s proper shit.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      8 months ago

      Who exactly was hyped about this?

      IDK Trekkies maybe? Except it’s shaped wrong, and beaming up doesn’t work.
      If they manage that, maybe there’s a market. 😋

    • LiveLM@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      8 months ago

      Do keep in mind the microphone is only on when you touch the touchpad, this device doesn’t use “wake words” like Alexa, Google Assistant, etc

      • DdCno1@kbin.social
        19·
        8 months ago

        One of few good aspects about it, but only if you don’t think about it too much. The question remains is if you can actually trust this, because there is no physical button disconnecting microphone and camera. It’s all just in software and could be unsafe.

        • onion@feddit.deEnglish
          2·
          8 months ago

          That’s the case for every phone except that one model with hardware switches

          • DdCno1@kbin.social
            3·
            8 months ago

            You can make the camera blind with a sticker or one of those slidey cover things, although it’s much more annoying since that fad of cut outs for cameras has started.

            Also, like I said in the other comment, my phone isn’t attached to my chest like a body cam and constantly in a position to film everything in the room. If the NSA wants to see my feet, the ceiling or my face, they are free to do so.

          • EngineerGaming@feddit.nlEnglish
            11·
            8 months ago

            Except if the OS is open-source and was proven to not have such spontaneous functionality.

          • DdCno1@kbin.social
            21·
            8 months ago

            Sure, but at least my phone doesn’t have a wide-angle lens that could be constantly filming everything, because it’s attached to my chest.