Humane slashes the price of its AI Pin after weak sales
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#6RPNE)
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Humane is dropping the price of the AI Pin by $200 in an attempt to reverse the AI gadget's very poor sales. The product launched earlier this year at $699, but now, you can buy one starting at $499.
This $499 version is the eclipse" model that is a matte black anodized aluminum, and it doesn't come with an extra battery or the charge case. The latter makes some sense given that the company warned AI Pin owners not to use the charge case because it found some battery cells from a vendor may pose a fire safety risk."
You can still buy an extra battery separately for $69. And even though you can buy an AI Pin for a lower price, the gadget still requires a $24 per month wireless subscription.
The AI Pin launched this year to very poor...