Nothing teases December launch of its first screenless AI device
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Nothing CEO Carl Pei announced on X that the company's first "AI-native" product will ship in December, positioned as a productivity tool. He said the device has no new screen and "cannot possibly be an app." Pei also downplayed the device's relationship to AI wearables, saying he has a different view of the "iPhone moment" the industry is chasing with pendants, pins, and glasses. There were earlier rumors that Nothing plans to launch two pairs of AI smart glasses, one of which would not have a camera. A specific release date has not been announced.
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Nothing CEO Carl Pei posted on X that the company's first "AI-native product" ships in December, describing it as a screenless productivity tool that "couldn't have been an app." Pei appeared to downplay links to AI wearables like pendants, pins, or glasses, saying he reads the industry's hunt for an "iPhone moment" differently. No firm release date has been announced.
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Nothing CEO Carl Pei said in a post on X that the company will launch its first AI-native product in December, describing it as a tool with no new screen that "couldn't have been an app." He shared an image reading "NOTHING(R)" above an ambiguous black rounded corner, and said that "looking for the iPhone of AI today is a dead end." The Verge notes earlier rumors that Nothing plans two pairs of AI smart glasses, including one without cameras, and is repositioning as an AI-first company.
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