EQUIPThe Verge · 1h ago
I built an AI Tamagotchi before Meta could
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Meta is launching the Muse Charm, a portable AI hardware device featuring a tactile interface for the upcoming holiday season. The device aims to capitalize on the growing consumer demand for personalized, companion-based artificial intelligence integrated into physical form factors.
- 01Meta plans to market the Muse Charm as a wearable AI companion for the 2026 holiday season
- 02The device features a squishy interface designed to humanize digital assistant interactions
- 03Early adopters are already developing open-source hardware alternatives using ESP32 microcontrollers and existing AI models
- 04Product positioning mirrors the 1990s Tamagotchi trend to drive mass-market consumer AI adoption
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta made AI look so stinking cute by giving it a squishy little face - and this holiday season, he wants to sell you a Muse Charm so you can carry your jolly AI helper around like a Tamagotchi. But I won't be buying one, because we have Muse Charm at home. It […]