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Amazon devices chief Panos Panay said at TechCrunch Disrupt that ambient AI devices, like the newly launched Bee wearables, will eventually replace apps by passively understanding user needs while processing audio on-device for privacy.

The Lightbulb Computer 是一个将投影仪与计算机视觉结合、采用灯泡外形的计算设备构想与原型系列，旨在以环境投影取代智能眼镜和手机屏幕，实现在真实空间中的空间信息显示与交互。

A Muse user shows off a personal gadget hack: an ambient eInk display mounted above the keyboard that continuously streams useful or interesting content pushed from their Muse device throughout the day.

The post argues that AI companies' rush into physical gadgets like Meta's Muse Charm pendant and OpenAI's screenless device with Jony Ive may be driven less by better UX than by a need for fresh, real-world human behavior data as the open web gets polluted by AI-generated content.