humane Announced on Tuesday HP acquired most of its assets for $116 million. The hardware startup immediately stopped selling its $499 AI pins. Humane reminds customers who have purchased PIN that their devices will be out of operation by the end of this month – according to 12:00 p.m. PST on February 28, 2025. Blog Posts.
After that date, the company said its AI pins will no longer be connected to Humane’s servers. Devices will not be able to call, messaging, AI query/response or cloud access. Humane recommends that AI PIN owners transfer their important photos and data to external devices immediately.
Humane plans to disband its AI PIN’s customer support team on February 28. The company said customers who purchased AI PINs within the past 90 days are eligible for refunds. FAQbut not anyone who purchased the equipment until then.
The news ended the brief buzz of hardware startups. Humanitarianism swept in April 2024 Start its AI PINposition it as a smartphone replacement. The Bay Area startup founded by former Apple employees Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri raised more than $230 million to create the device.
However, Humane’s AI Pin disappointed many early reviewers and customers, creating a crisis for the company. It is reported edge. Added insult to injury, and Hunane also told customers to stop charging cases of the device, Quote battery fire attention. In October, the company has long charged customers $699 for AI PIN, Let the price drop by $200.
HP is acquiring humanitarian engineers and product managers, according to a blog post that announced the acquisition. The Humanitarian Team will form the basis of a new group in HP called HP IQ, which describes it as “AI Innovation Lab, dedicated to building an intelligent ecosystem in HP’s products and services to enable the future of work. ”
HP will also gain access to some humane technologies, including its Cosmos AI operating system. Humane recently showed an ad It is recommended that the AI operating system be able to run On car entertainment systems, smart speakers, TVs and Android phones. This technology can be used to integrate AI into HP’s personal computers and printers.
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Humane did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.
