Napster is back as a $99 AI gadget that watches and judges you

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Remember Napster? That music piracy paradise from the early 2000s that made Metallica’s drummer, Lars Ulrich, cry? Well, it’s back, baby, and it’s gone full sci-fi dystopia.

The legendary file-sharing service has been reborn as an AI gadget company under Infinite Reality, launching Napster View: a $99 holographic display that clips onto your MacBook.

This isn’t your grandmother’s desktop assistant—we’re talking about 15,000 AI agents with distinct personalities ready to judge your life choices in real-time.

Here’s where it gets properly unhinged: these AI companions can peek at your screen and camera feed (with permission, allegedly) to offer “contextual assistance.”

Want fashion advice? Your holographic buddy will roast your outfit. Need creative input? They’ll compose songs or critique your PowerPoint deck with the brutal honesty of a disappointed parent.

The system runs on MacBooks with M1 chips or higher, switching between AI models from OpenAI and Google’s Gemini 2.5, depending on what digital nightmare you’re summoning.

Users can even create “digital twins” that hop between other people’s Napster View setups like some kind of AI timeshare program. The kicker? These agents are deliberately programmed to be critical and offer “constructive feedback.”

Because apparently, what we all needed was a tiny holographic therapist telling us we’re doing everything wrong.

Sure, the lip-sync is wonky, according to TechRadar, and having an AI constantly watching your screen feels like something out of Black Mirror, but at $99 plus service fees, it’s cheaper than actual therapy.

Welcome to the future, where your childhood music piracy service has evolved into an omnipresent digital overlord.

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