Humane’s AI Pin is on display at Mobile World Congress 2024, showing off some genuinely neat tech — though it’s overshadowed by a self-serious sales pitch.

“Ai Pin is a standalone device and does not need to be paired with a smartphone or other companion device.” The device experience can be customized off-device using the Humane.center service.

The Humane Pin fit right into that spirit of DIY techno experimentation. “The goal for any device like this is to make it do more,” Brannock says, “Get the most out of your money.” ...

Humane, the company behind the much-hyped Ai Pin that launched to less-than-glowing reviews last month, is on the hunt for a buyer, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources.

Humane’s AI Pin is shutting down on February 28th, and the company is selling its tech to HP. The company’s story is one of failure after failure, from launch on.