Alexa will be so jealous when she hears about this . . .
A promo video for a new product called “Friend” blew up on social media this weekend. It’s a virtual companion you wear like a necklace. The pendant has a built-in microphone that listens and responds to whatever you say.
People are mostly mocking it for being dystopian and weird, but some people like the idea. One person said it’s like a Tamagotchi . . . the virtual pets from the ‘90s . . . but called it a “Tamagotchi with a soul.”
It’s ALWAYS listening and tosses out comments when it wants to. But it can’t totally replace real friends yet, because it doesn’t talk. It only responds via text.