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Topic: consumer-tech

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Explore our coverage of consumer-tech — 3 curated articles, summaries, and related resources from the Inblix archive.

OpenAI's $300+ Jony Ive speaker won't ship until 2027—and it moves on its own — Inblix summary
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OpenAI's $300+ Jony Ive speaker won't ship until 2027—and it moves on its own

The Decoder · Aug 7, 2026 · 2 min read

OpenAI's first hardware gambit is finally coming into focus, and it's stranger than your average Echo Dot. Bloomberg re...

Friend 2.0 adds a voice and a $249 price tag—now it might be 'God' — Inblix summary
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Friend 2.0 adds a voice and a $249 price tag—now it might be 'God'

TechCrunch AI · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read

Avi Schiffmann is taking another swing at curing loneliness with a piece of plastic. His AI wearable, Friend, just got...

Friend's AI pendant now talks back — and costs $249, twice the original price — Inblix summary
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Friend's AI pendant now talks back — and costs $249, twice the original price

The Verge AI · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read

The AI companionship startup Friend is back with a hardware revamp that adds a speaker, letting its pendant actually ta...