One of the least useful gadgets of 2024 is getting a sequel

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TL;DR

• Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu has hinted the company’s second device could be released next year.
• The company is experimenting with a “three-in-one” form factor.
• It’s unclear how this new device will differ from last year’s Rabbit R1.

The AI frenzy we’re currently living through will be remembered for a lot of things: the explosion of data centers and attendant rise in electricity prices; generative slop flooding social media; and executives bragging about paying fewer workers, to name a few. Possibly the most tangible pop culture artifact of this AI era, though, is the standalone AI gadget.

Devices like the Humane AI Pin and Rabbit R1, both released last year, were designed to connect us directly to AI-powered services without graphical user interfaces getting in the way. These first-gen AI baubles were nearly universally panned — but evidently, Rabbit is ready to give it another try as early as next year.




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