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Friend's AI pendant returns, twice the price

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Friend relaunched its AI pendant at $249, up from $129, adding a speaker so it talks back instead of only messaging, plus a $10/month memory subscription.

By Rami Steitieh Friday, 31 July · 21:30 UTC Read 1 min · 1 source

Friend, the wearable AI pendant that drew backlash and a NYC subway ad protest last year, relaunched this week at $249 (up from $129), adding a speaker so it talks back instead of only texting, plus an optional $10/month subscription that extends its conversation memory past 30 days.

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01Friend re-launches its AI pendant with a speaker that talks to you, for twice the pricetheverge.com · primary reporting

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