Motorola's Project Maxwell Pendant Is Just The Start Of Its Experimental Wearables Journey
CNET, Friday, March 6th, 2026
Of all the big tech companies playing with AI wearables, Motorola might just be the boldest.
Perhaps it's my refusal to uncritically buy into the idea that everyone will be a specs wearer in the future, but I always appreciate it when companies think of alternative AI-based wearables to smart glasses. That's why I was excited to get some hands-on time with Motorola's Project Maxwell at MWC in Barcelona this week, after missing out on seeing it at CES back in January.
Project Maxwell is an aesthetically pleasing pebble-shaped pin/pendant with a camera and microphones that functions as a perceptive companion. It hangs around your neck, seeing what you see and hearing what you hear. What it absolutely is not, says Mohammed Abdul-Gaffoor, the executive director of engineering who leads Motorola's experimental 312 Labs, is an attempt to replace your phone.