Buddie: The Discreet AI Earbuds Assistant

A project in Ann Arbor, MI by Buddie
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Status: Active

Auto-transcribes for context-aware AI | Privacy-first | Open-source | At-cost pricing | ChatGPT compatible | 15 Mar 2025 shipping
Wearables
Backers: 767
Average Daily Pledges: $2,040
Average Pledge Per Backer: $101

Funding: $77,508 of $40,000
Dates: Dec 23rd -> Feb 21st (60 days)
Project By: Buddie
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January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Buddie Backers, We hope you're as excited as we are as we continue working towards delivering the Buddie experience to you! To foster a stronger community and share updates, ideas, and feedback, we’re inviting you to join our official Facebook... (Read More)

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Merry Christmas & Celebrating Our Pledge Goal Success!

December 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Buddie Supporters, Merry Christmas! 🎄✨ On this special day, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to you. With your support, Buddie has transformed from a concept into a reality, delivering a privacy-first AI voice assistant to... (Read More)

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