cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/975663

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/975661

Google announced its fall lineup of Pixel phones today: three standard phones and a second tablet-esque folding model. There are new chips, new cameras, Satellite SOS, and some notable promises, like the 9 phones being “twice as durable” as their Pixel 8 equivalents and getting seven years of updates. But as you might expect this year, they’re primarily showcases for all the things Google’s Gemini AI promises to do for you.

    • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Despite all indications that consumers don’t want it, that investors are beginning to understand how useless and cost prohibitive it is, they are still pushing it onto consumers.

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        4 months ago

        As long as we can install Graphene, we get a clutter-free phone with plenty of RAM for other uses, and perhaps locallly run privacy friendly AI in the near future.

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      4 months ago

      Everything is AI company these days, have you heard of these new AI earphones?