2024-04-25 13:15:05| Engadget
Back in January, startup Rabbit revealed its first device at CES 2024. The R1 is an adorable, vibrant orange AI machine with a camera, scroll wheel, and ambitious demos. Now, the device is being sent out to early adopters (and tech reviewers), and weve got some proper hands-on experience to tide you over until weve wrapped up a full review.
Its definitely cute, designed by Teenage Engineering, which has put its design talents to use on the Playdate as well as Nothings most recent phones as well as music gadgets. Like all those things, it combines a retro-futuristic aesthetic with solid build quality, shiny surfaces, glass and metal accents.
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Then again, the Humane AI Pin was a beautiful piece of tech too, but it was also rubbish. The Rabbit R1 is a different device. First, it costs $199 less than a third of the AI Pins $700. Humane also requires a monthly $24 subscription fee to use the thing you dont need a sub for the R1 at all. Immediately, thats much better.
The category of AI assistant-centric devices is very new, however. Rabbits device is different to Humanes in both hardware and features, but we know the R1 isnt launching with all its features just yet. There are a few curiously simple tools missing, like alarms and calendar support.
Make sure you check out our first impressions here. Review incoming!
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