‘The worst product I’ve ever reviewed’: the Humane AI Pin row, and why reviews should always be honest

Marques Brownlee upset the tech world when he highlighted the flaws in the $700 gadget, but he was right to do so, writes Adrian Weckler

Tech reviewer Marques Brownlee. Photo: Theo Wargo via Getty

Adrian Weckler

How honest or gentle do you want me to be when I review a product?

Do you want warts-and-all? Or something gentler to the company who made the gadget or product? I ask because of a huge row in the tech industry right now. A tech reviewer called Marques Brownlee said that a new gadget, the Humane AI Pin, is “the worst product I’ve ever reviewed”.