Buddie is an open-source AI-powered earbud assistant developed by University of Michigan researchers that continuously listens to provide context-aware ChatGPT responses. Weighing just 4.3 grams with a semi-in-ear design, it offers 8-hour battery life and hands-free voice interaction without wake words. The device transcribes conversations locally on your smartphone, immediately deletes audio recordings, and stores encrypted transcripts on-device for privacy. Priced at $40 (at-cost), Buddie summarizes meetings, creates to-do lists, provides daily recaps, and answers contextual questions about your conversations and activities using energy-efficient compression technology.
The iyO One is the world’s first “audio computer” – a screenless, custom-fitted wearable device featuring two large metallic earbuds with 20 microphones (10 per ear) and titanium construction. It runs apps through natural language voice commands, offering capabilities like real-time translation, spatial audio rendering, and hearing enhancement up to 15dB. Backed by Google’s Alphabet, it provides over 16 hours of battery life and operates both connected to WiFi or as a standalone cellular device. Priced at $599-$699, it combines premium audio quality with AI-powered mixed reality for hands-free computing experiences.
Ola Friend Intelligent Headphones are an open headset that incorporates a big model of beanbag ai, focusing on lighter and more comfortable, accompanied by AI friends in the ear, is a bold attempt for AI hardware products. As an open headset, the weak noise reduction function has always been a problem in the category, we have stacked the sound unit and the upper structure in the structure of the angle design, so that the sound unit is closer to the ear canal, but still maintains the state of the ear, physically strengthened the design of noise reduction, with the ENC intelligent noise reduction algorithms to achieve the function of double noise reduction. By integrating the structure with a one-piece smooth appearance and matching the curve of the ear-hanging area with an extremely ergonomic design, the result is a very comfortable open headphone to wear, and the weight of the whole machine is about 20% lighter compared to the mainstream open headphones on the market.
The Viaim RecDot AI earbuds are premium wireless earbuds ($249) that combine Hi-Res audio with advanced AI recording and transcription capabilities. They feature FlashRecord technology for instant recording, real-time transcription in 16 languages, speaker identification, and AI-generated meeting summaries. With 48dB noise cancellation, 9-hour battery life (36 hours with case), and a 7-meter pickup range, they’re designed for professionals who need seamless meeting recording, call transcription, and multilingual translation in a comfortable, AirPods Pro-style design.
