Key insights

• ⚠️ Rabbit R1 is underbaked and missing promised features
• 💸 Hardware AI assistant for $200 with a mediocre feel and performance
• 🔄 Frustrating exclusive navigation with the visually impressive scroll wheel
• 🔊 Criticism of the scroll wheel's limited functionality for adjusting volume
• 🔋 Underdeveloped AI devices not ready for consumers
• ❓ Skepticism regarding readiness for public release and review
• 📱 Limited access to phone ecosystems for third-party language models
• 🍏🔑 Potential for Apple and Google to outperform Chat GPT with their own versions

Q&A

• Why do third-party language model systems like Chat GPT have limited usefulness?

  Third-party language model systems have limited access to phone ecosystems, and Apple and Google control access to their ecosystems. Apple and Google may potentially outperform Chat GPT with their own versions.

• What considerations are mentioned in relation to the timing of the release of a new product?

  Consideration of the timing of new product release in relation to Google IO and Apple's WWDC, skepticism about the readiness of the product for public release or review, doubt about the future potential of the technology in its current form, and mention of the power of AI services.

• What concerns are raised about the readiness of hardware AI devices for the market?

  Underdeveloped AI devices are being sent to tech reviewers, are not ready for consumers or early adopters, have issues like low battery life and missing features, raising concerns about their readiness for the market.

• What redesign suggestions are made for the device, and what alternative is proposed?

  The redesign suggestions include removing the scroll wheel, adding hardware volume buttons, and extending the screen. The speaker also argues that the device should be an app instead of a standalone device.

• What are the cool and frustrating aspects of the scroll wheel on the device?

  The scroll wheel on the device is visually awesome but frustrating to navigate menus exclusively with it due to limited touch functionality. The device also has a touch screen and a weak motor that restricts access to tapping, likely to encourage the use of the scroll wheel.

• What are the main critiques of the Rabbit R1 device?

  The Rabbit R1 is critiqued for being underbaked, lacking promised features, not in a reviewable state, having a mediocre feel, mediocre screen, speaker, and camera, and a scroll wheel that is not considered good.

• 00:02 The Rabbit R1 is underbaked, lacking promised features and not in a reviewable state. It's a $200 hardware AI assistant with a nice case but feels mediocre. The screen, speaker, and camera are mediocre, and the scroll wheel is not good.
• 01:44 The scroll wheel on the device has both cool and frustrating aspects. It is visually awesome, but navigating menus exclusively with the scroll wheel is frustrating due to the limited touch functionality. The device has a touch screen and a weak motor, but it restricts access to tapping, likely to encourage the use of the scroll wheel.
• 03:31 The speaker criticizes the limited functionality of the scroll wheel on a device and suggests redesigning it by removing the scroll wheel, adding hardware volume buttons, and extending the screen. The speaker also argues that the device should be an app instead.
• 05:16 Tech reviewers are encountering underdeveloped AI devices that are not ready for consumers, with low battery life and missing features. The current state of hardware AI devices raises concerns about their readiness for the market.
• 06:49 The speaker discusses the timing of the release of a new product in relation to Google IO and Apple's WWDC. They believe the product is not ready for public release or review, and expresses skepticism about its current form. They also mention the power of AI services.
• 08:47 Third-party language model systems like Chat GPT have limited usefulness due to lack of access to phone ecosystems. Apple and Google hold the key to their systems and can potentially outperform Chat GPT with their own versions.