"The tech industry is betting that AI will replace humans' creativity and cognition. Sandbar, however, is creating technology that supplements these things instead. Sandbar is developing an AI-powered smart ring with a single and predominant use case. Its Stream Ring is an AI-powered note-taker and thought organizer that users can whisper into. The accompanying app organizes ideas and lists as the user talks. Then, the ring talks back, and, get this, does so in your own voice."
"I got to visit Sandbar's Manhattan office, receive a demo of the Stream Ring, and see for myself. The aluminum-clad ring resembles an average accessory, but features a flat crown that serves as a touchpad. Users press and hold it to their mouth to activate the AI. The ring must be pressed to activate the mic. Additionally, the touchpad can be used to control music playing in earbuds."
""Thoughts bubble up constantly, especially when we're on the go. I wanted to capture thoughts or discuss ideas without pulling out a phone or speaking into the void. Importantly, I wanted that experience to feel like inner dialogue, not a conversation with a virtual companion," Mina Fahmi, CEO and co-founder of Sandbar, said in the product announcement's press release."
Sandbar builds the Stream Ring, an AI-powered smart ring that captures whispered thoughts and organizes them into notes and lists via a companion app. The device resembles an average aluminum-clad accessory with a flat crown touchpad that must be pressed to the mouth to activate the microphone. The touchpad can also control earbud playback. An Inner Voice feature returns responses synthesized in the user's own voice. The design emphasizes self-extension to enhance memory, creativity, and personal organization for people with an active inner world. Founders Mina Fahmi and Kirak Hong previously collaborated at CTRL-Labs on neural interfaces later sold to Meta.
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