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• “In 24 hours, we already beat that by 20x!” The first batch of preorders is expected to start shipping in March.The company put up a second batch for preorder, but on Thursday, that run of 10,000 devices sold out as well..
• It also lets you train the device how to interact with a certain app.1/111/11Update January 11th, 7:21PM ET: Rabbit has sold out of its second batch of R1 devices and put a third batch up for preorder..
• A third batch is now available with an expected delivery date between May and June of 2024.Rabbit introduced the R1 during CES on Tuesday, which comes with a small 2.88-inch touchscreen that runs on the company’s own Rabbit OS..
• “When we started building r1, we said internally that we’d be happy if we sold 500 devices on launch day,” Rabbit writes..
• This allows it to do things like play music, buy groceries, and send messages through a single interface without having to use your phone..
• It uses a “Large Action Model” that works as a “sort of universal controller for apps,” according to my colleague David Pierce, who got to try out the device during the showcase..