Humane’s AI PIN is dead as HP buys startup for $ 116 million

Humanely Tuesday that it was acquired by HP for $ 116 million. Starting the hardware immediately stops sales of its AI pins of $ 499. Human alarm clients who have already bought a PIN that their devices will stop functioning before the end of the month – at 12:00 PST on February 28, 2025, according to a Blog postS

After that date, the company says its AI pins will no longer connect to Humane’s servers. Devices will not be able to call, messages, AI requests/answers or cloud access. Humane advises AI PIN owners to transfer their important photos and data to an external device immediately.

Humane says he will also dissolve his customer support team for AI PIN on February 28.

The news ends the short -term launch of hardware hardware. Humane made a spray in April 2024 Starting your AI pinwhich is positioned as a replacement of a smartphone. The launch of Bay Area, founded by former Apple Bethany Bongiorno and Imran Chaudhri employees, raised more than $ 230 million to create the device.

However, Humane’s AI Pin disappoints many early reviewers and clients, creating a crisis for the company. At one point last summer, Humane’s return for AI PIN began to outpace its sales as per reporting AirS Adding an insult to injury, Humane also told customers to stop using the device charging case, Referring to battery fire concerns. In October the company The price of its AI pins with $ 200 was dropped.

HP acquires Humane engineers and product managers, according to a blog publication that announces the acquisition. The humane team will be the basis of a new group within the HP, called HP IQ, which it describes as “AI Innovation Lab focused on building an intelligent ecosystem in HP products and services for the future of work.”

HP will also acquire part of Humane technology, including the COSMOS AI operating system. Humane has recently shown advertising suggesting that the AI ​​operating system can work In the car’s entertainment system, intelligent speaker, TV and Android telephone. This technology can be used to integrate AI into HP personal computers and printers.

Humane has tried to be acquired in May 2024 for a much higher price, between $ 750 and $ 1 billion, according to a Bloomberg reportS

Humane did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.