Co-designed by Teenage Engineering, what makes the Rabbit R1 special is the interface: instead of a grid of apps, you get an AI assistant that talks to your favorite apps and does everything for you.

You could get the R1 to research a holiday destination and book flights to it, or queue up a playlist of your favorite music, or book you a cab. In theory, you can do almost anything you can already do on your phone, just by asking. It remain a lot of questions over exactly how it works and protects your privacy in the way it describes.

Pre-orders are available at the Rabbit website with deliveries expected around March/April 2024.

Let’s hope it does better than the Humane AI pin that is already floundering and laying off staff. At least the Rabbit doesn’t require a monthly subscription.

Articles:

• https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/what-is-the-rabbit-r1
• https://www.rabbit.tech/