The Rewind Pendant is yet another story of tech bros seeing an episode of Black Mirror (S01E03) and instead of recoiling and reconsidering their life choices, have thrown themselves head first into the dystopia. It's literally a US$59 recording device you wear as a necklace that uses AI to transcribe everything it hears so you can go back and read what was said. I kinda get that it could be useful for people with memory issues, but come on, a little surveillance device hanging around people's necks that works 24/7 and only provides a vague "we offer features for you to ensure no one is recorded without their consent" statement when you try to find out what the privacy implications are? The CEO popped up on Hacker News and said "I'd really love to share more but our competitors will try to imitate it and I want to build as large of a lead as I can before we unveil it". It's 2023, this shit won't fly. Get in the fucking bin.
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