Friend is an AI-powered, always-listening, wearable, mostly an AI chatbot that lives inside a pendant. It doesn’t require a subscription and connects over Bluetooth. It always has an opinion to share about what’s going on around it, which it communicates to you via text messages and push notifications on the phone it’s paired to. Its onboard microphone listens to everything happening around you by default. You can tap and hold it to ask it a question, or sometimes it will send messages about the conversation you just had, unprompted. No audio or transcripts are stored past Friend’s context window, and data is end-to-end encrypted. All memories can be deleted with one click on the Friend app. Powered by Anthropic AI’s Claude 3.5 large language model, Friend has around 15 hours of battery life and comes in an array of colours. It is meant to develop a personality that complements you and is always there to encourage you, chat, brainstorm, analyze a problem, or just offer pure companionship.

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Maskfone is a “hands-free” smart mask that allows wearers to take calls, listen to music, and access their virtual assistant without removing their protective barrier. It has medical-grade, replaceable PM 2.5 and N95 filters, IPX5 water resistance, adjustable neoprene rubber ear hooks, a cable clip and the fabric used is washable too. An internal microphone provides access to clearer voice calls thanks to background noise isolation, while a wireless Bluetooth headset offers 8-12 hours of playtime/listening, whether it be to music, podcasts, audio books or phone calls. It even allows the user to use voice projection while speaking to someone in person powered by Hubble connect app. Maskfone is compatible with voice assistants like Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant, so users will be able to use it to control smart home appliances as well.

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Designed and built on the premise that bass should be felt and not just heard, the Basslet is a subwoofer you can wear on your wrist. Created by German-based Lofelt, the Basslet emulates the physical bass experience you get in large clubs or concerts and puts it right on your wrist so you can enjoy that same experience on the go. The two-piece system consists of the wearable Basslet bracelet and a sender dongle. Your headphones plug into the dongle that connects to the device that is playing the audio you want to feel. The LoSound engine that powers the Basslet recreates bass frequencies down to 10 Hz and up to 250 Hz. You can use it wherever you are because it’s completely silent to the outside world. The Basslet charges in less than one hour and has over six hours of playtime.

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Gest is a wearable device that straps to your hand and fingers and is outfitted with sensors that allow you to interact with a mobile device or computer. There are 15 discrete sensors in each hand, and each finger has the same type of standard accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer combination found in a smartphone. When two controllers are connected, one on each hand, users can tap on a desktop in the same way they would type on a keyboard.

The software that powers Gest monitors how you use your hands and creates a personalized model that’s unique to each user. The device connects to smartphones, tablets and PCs via Bluetooth, has LED status indicators and a rechargeable battery that can be charged via a microUSB port. The company designed Gest for graphic designers using programs like Photoshop or AutoCAD. It also hopes to target the virtual reality industry, satisfying the need for a controller that you don’t have to hold in your hand.

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