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Napster Launches Mac-First AI Companion Platform With Clip-On ‘Holographic’ Display

The debut marks a shift from the legacy music brand to on-device, avatar-style assistants presented on a separate screen.

Overview

  • Napster Companion, also called Napster 26, debuts on macOS with thousands of specialized AI agents that can view on-screen context, remember past interactions, and generate their video avatars on Apple silicon.
  • Napster View is a 2.1-inch glasses-free display that clips above a Mac to show embodied assistants and user-created digital twins that can interact on a user’s behalf.
  • Company demos pitched digital twins as a stand-in for meetings, with Napster’s CTO describing the feature as “voicemail on steroids.”
  • Pricing includes Companion at $19 per month or $219 per year, with usage-based options such as 100 hours for $95 and a 200-hour tier bundled with the View for $189.
  • Reports differ on hardware cost: some outlets list Napster View at $99 with a free month of access, while others cite $199; the software is available on Mac now with PC support planned for 2026.