Whisper Into This AI-Powered Smart Ring to Organize Your Thoughts

"Everyone has an inner monologue. When you're commuting on the train, riding a bike, or in the shower, chances are you're thinking about the day ahead, tasks you need to do, or maybe just mulling over a conversation you had the night before. Much of this stays in our brains, soon to be forgotten or pushed away when the train comes to the station. But what if you could have it all subtly recorded in one place, ready for you to digest later on?"

"The hardware is Stream Ring, a smart ring you wear on your index finger. Raise your hand and talk into the ring, and you can even whisper into it in crowded areas if you don't want others to hear. It doesn't save any audio of your interactions with the ring; instead, much like many of the AI-powered wearables in the market right now, it transcribes your words into text, which you can access in the Stream app."

Sandbar unveiled Stream Ring, an AI-powered smart ring designed to capture softly spoken thoughts and transcribe them into text accessible via the Stream app. The ring fits on the index finger and includes a microphone and a capacitive sensor for tap-and-hold recording and for interrupting the AI assistant. The device supports whispering in crowded spaces and aims for phone-away, earbuds-in interactions without a wake word. The design positions the ring as a hands-free mouse for voice to streamline voice interaction. Sandbar emerged from two years of development led by Mina Fahmi and Kirak Hong and has raised $13 million in venture funding. The ring does not save raw audio and stores transcriptions for later review.

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