Need a Friend? You Can Now Pay $99 for an A.I. Companion

Alexa will be so jealous when she hears about this . . .

A promo video for a new product called “Friend” blew up on social media this weekend.  It’s a virtual companion you wear like a necklace.  The pendant has a built-in microphone that listens and responds to whatever you say.

People are mostly mocking it for being dystopian and weird, but some people like the idea.  One person said it’s like a Tamagotchi . . . the virtual pets from the ‘90s . . . but called it a “Tamagotchi with a soul.”

It’s ALWAYS listening and tosses out comments when it wants to.  But it can’t totally replace real friends yet, because it doesn’t talk.  It only responds via text.