The company has just launched Napster 26, a new AI platform that combines holographic assistants and personalized digital clones — along with its own hardware.
A key component of the system is Napster View, a $99 3D holographic display that projects virtual assistants above Mac computers — no glasses required. The platform offers more than 15,000 AI companions, ranging from developers and health mentors to business advisors and life coaches. Users can even create digital twins of themselves, capable of attending meetings, responding to emails, or maintaining an online presence.
After Napster was acquired earlier this year by 3D technology company Infinite Reality for $207 million, the brand fully exited the music industry and entered the world of AI holographic companions. Napster 26 is currently available for Mac, with subscriptions starting at $19 per month, and the Napster View device comes free with annual plans.
Although the Napster name evokes nostalgia for the early 2000s, this version is anything but retro. Instead of sharing songs, you now share space with your AI hologram. With growing interest in AI assistants like xAI’s Grok, this approach appears to have a very real market potential.
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