This Ai Smart Ring Lets You Record Voice Notes With A Whisper

Another AI-powered wearable is coming to market. It’s not a pendant for illustration Friend, nor a wristband for illustration Amazon’s Bee. This time, it’s a smart ringing called nan Stream Ring from nan institution Sandbar founded by erstwhile labor of nan neural interface startup CTRL-Labs that was acquired by Meta. Users tin preorder nan Stream Ring now for $249 for metallic aliases $299 for gold, and it’s expected to vessel to nan US successful nan summertime of 2026. 

Stream Ring is designed to “capture thoughts successful nan moment” arsenic a instrumentality for “self extension,” nan institution says. Wearers tin “whisper successful a crowd” and nan ringing will grounds and transcribe their notes-to-self aliases conversations. From these recordings, Stream will create notes successful nan accompanying app, initially disposable connected iOS. The dictaphone ringing doubles arsenic a euphony controller, but nan institution doesn’t elaborate connected whether nan merchandise streams euphony aliases connects to euphony apps connected nan phone.

The merchandise besides interacts pinch nan users pinch “through thoughtful questions and intelligent responses” done nan personalized AI chatbot. The “Inner Voice” is really designed to sound for illustration nan user; it’s based connected nan user’s ain recorded sound during nan product’s group up. (If you want to perceive astir a wearable that has its ain alternatively beardown personality, publication The Verge’s coverage of nan Friend necklace by Victoria Song.) 

Images of Stream Ring show a sleek ringing pinch a aluminium exterior and achromatic resin set interior, each of which is h2o resistant, according to nan company. A somewhat elevated level connected nan ring’s exterior houses an oval-shaped button, and mini holes beryllium connected either side. 

Voice notes are captured by pressing nan fastener to activate nan microphone. The institution assures users that nan microphone is “not ever listening” and that information is encrypted. Other features are controlled pinch capacitive touch sensors and haptics. For example, by tapping nan ringing once, you tin interrupt a sound signaling aliases commencement aliases region music. Two taps move connected to nan adjacent song, and a swipe motion adjusts nan volume. 

Stream Ring’s charger is simply a mini level disc pinch a U-shaped holder that wraps astir nan broadside of nan band. The artillery life is listed arsenic lasting “all day.” While Stream Ring tin brace pinch headphones via Bluetooth, headphones are not required to usage nan product. 

The free type of Stream has unlimited notes and chats. The Pro type unlocks unlimited interactions and early features. Users who preorder nan merchandise get a three-month pro subscription, which they tin widen for $10 per period afterwards.