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Friend (pendant, 2026)

Always-listening AI companion pendant; the 2026 model speaks through a built-in speaker.

Friend

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Price$249
SubscriptionOptional $10/mo
Brand🇺🇸 USA
Utility score47

Optional $10/mo extends memory beyond the default 30 days

What it can do

VisionListeningVoiceTranslationMemory(partial)AgentManipulationMobilityTouch

Capability levels are AMS classifications (full · partial · none; faded items are none or not disclosed).

How much of a human does this replace?

  • Ears — hearingreplaces
  • Mouth — speakingreplaces
  • Memory — recording, recallpartly

Hardware

CameraNot disclosed
MicrophoneYes
SpeakerYes
DisplayNot disclosed
LiDARNot disclosed
Depth sensorNot disclosed
Touch sensorNot disclosed
BatteryNot disclosed
WeightNot disclosed
DimensionsNot disclosed

AI capabilities

AI modelNot disclosed
AI providerNot disclosed
Cloud dependencyRequired
How it actsListens and responds proactively

Country / supply chain

Brand🇺🇸 USA
HQ🇺🇸 USA
Made inNot disclosed
AI providerNot disclosed
Cloud / dataNot disclosed

Geopolitical dependency

Medium

  • Core features need the cloud
  • 2 input(s) not disclosed

Privacy / lock-in

On-device AINo
Cloud requiredYes
Account requiredNot disclosed
Subscription requiredNo
OfflineNot disclosed
Open APINot disclosed
SDKNot disclosed
Data exportNot disclosed
Closed ecosystemNot disclosed

Developer access

SDKNot disclosed
ROSNot disclosed
APINot disclosed
AccessNot disclosed

Price / performance

AI capability8 / 20
Hands-free usability15 / 15
Physical capability0 / 20
Autonomy8 / 15
Battery / runtime0 / 10
Cost efficiency10 / 10
Availability5 / 5
Privacy / lock-in1 / 5
Utility score47 / 100

Price / perf.: 34

A reference value computed from public data with the AMS rubric. Undisclosed items score 0, so judge by the individual figures.

4 of 10 key fields disclosed

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Sources

Checked 2026-10-02 · Values a source does not disclose are left as “Not disclosed”, never estimated.