What’s the future of AI hardware?

Another project that recently caught my eye is the USB club .

The USB was a breakthrough in computer data transfer, but today it’s the cloud storage that rules. The club project isn’t about inventing a new type of flash drive. Instead, it repurposes the USB core idea and turns it into a vehicle for a file exchange bazaar, or as its website says, “ a... See more

Take the Light Phone for example. The dumb phones trend might be making a comeback, but the realization that led to the Light Phone occurred somewhere in 2014, ironically in a Google incubator that sought to find ideas for new apps.

The $300 “dumb phone” wasn’t set to improve the smartphone as a form factor. Moreover, it didn’t follow the expected l... See more

However, this made me ponder how might we evaluate hardware nowadays. In my view, there are three main segments:

• Reinventing: creating new paradigms through new forms, while replacing existing models of thinking and doing.
  
  
  e.g. TV, Smartphones, Laptops, GPS


• Improving: repackaging or wrapping a known experience into a familiar form.
  
  
  e.g. Smart Watch,

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In 2022, a modern look-alike Gameboy called Playdate was released by the company Panic. If the little yellow artifact design looks familiar to you, then you guessed it right—it’s another Teenage Engineering work. Similarly to its nostalgic inspirator, the Playdate is a tiny gaming console that offers a range of custom-made games and doesn’t provide... See more

One noteworthy artifact in this context is the Raspberry Pi . There’s probably no need to introduce the Pi. The beloved device has become a unique device of its own—a customizable computer, serving pretty much any purpose, from education to entertainment. The Pi may not invented a new technology but it did transform many industries. It popularized ... See more