T-Mobile's Parent Company Unveils AI-Powered 'App-Less' Phone with Perplexity Assistant
Deutsche Telekom is building a new Perplexity chatbot-powered "AI Phone," the companies announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona today. The new device will be revealed later this year and run “Magenta AI,” which gives users access to Perplexity Assistant, Google Cloud AI, ElevenLabs, Picsart, and a suite of AI tools. The AI phone concept was first revealed at MWC 2024 by Deutsche Telekom (T-Mobile's parent company) as an "app-less" device primarily controlled by voice that can do things like book flights and make restaurant reservations.
- This innovative approach to smartphone design highlights the growing trend towards integrating AI-powered assistants into consumer electronics, which could fundamentally change the way we interact with our devices.
- Will this 'app-less' phone be a harbinger of a new era in mobile computing, where users rely more on natural language interfaces and less on traditional app ecosystems?