Ex-Apple engineers create an AI button that looks like an iPod Shuffle – but can’t explain why

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By Ben LovejoyApr 9, 2026, 7:37 am184 ptsTrending
I said a couple of years ago that AI hardware devices were like trying to invent the iPod after the iPhone. Two former Apple engineers appear to have leaned into this with an AI button that bears more than a passing resemblance to an iPod shuffle. While the AI wearable does address the horrendous privacy…

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