Pei has teased an AI-first device for some time, and the company has also said it plans to release AI-linked smart glasses and earbuds with AI integrations. In a post on Wednesday, Pei wrote: "It's a tool, but one built with the personality and care that have come to define a Nothing product. It has no new screen, and it couldn't have been an app." He added that the whole industry is hunting for its iPhone moment with pendants, pins, glasses, companions, but he reads the moment differently. No firm release date has been announced.
Nothing CEO says AI-first device ships in December
Carl Pei describes screenless 'productivity tool' that could not have been an app
Nothing, the smartphone startup behind the distinctive Nothing Phone, said its first AI-native product ships in December, CEO Carl Pei posted on X. He described it as a productivity tool with no new screen, and said it could not have been an app.
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Analysis
Why This Matters
- Nothing, known for its smartphone design, is entering the AI hardware space, a rapidly evolving area with many form factors being explored.
- Pei's deliberate contrast with the industry's search for an "iPhone moment" suggests Nothing is betting on a different approach.
- The December release means consumers will soon see what shape the product takes.
Background
Nothing is a smartphone startup that rose to prominence with its distinctive transparent-back phone. The company has previously announced plans for AI-linked smart glasses and earbuds with AI integrations. CEO Carl Pei has been teasing an AI-first device for some time.
What to Watch
- The exact product reveal and firm release date announcement in December.
- Whether the device is entirely new or connected to the previously announced smart glasses or earbuds.
- How the market receives a screenless, non-app AI tool.