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There’s a new entrant in the AI-powered wearables market, and no, this one doesn’t help people keep appointments or identify weird flowers — it just wants to be a friend. Introduced in a July 31 video posted on X and YouTube, the “Friend” device has already seen mixed reactions from the public. Connected to a phone via Bluetooth, the puck-shaped device constantly listens to its user and can be spoken to by touching a button on the device. In its launch video, the device seemingly responds to whatever the user is doing at the time via text messages. But some are pretty skeptical about the conce…

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