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Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag
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Friend has relaunched its AI-enabled wearable as a pendant that includes a built-in speaker capable of delivering spoken replies. The new version is priced at roughly twice the cost of the earlier necklace model, and users may also opt into a monthly subscription for additional features. The device is marketed as a “lonely AI” companion.
Written from all 4 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- Wired·The New Friend AI Pendant Can Now Talk Back to You
- TechMeme·Friend announces an AI pendant with a speaker for spoken replies for $249, up from its original necklace's $129 price, with an optional $10 monthly subscription (Boone Ashworth/Wired)
- The Verge·Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the price
- TechCrunch·Friend, the lonely AI wearable, returns with a new voice and a much bigger price tag
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