Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice

Why Stream ring-maker Sandbar says the future of AI wearables is voice

AI notetaking hardware has taken off over the past couple of years, with credit-card-sized devices, pendants, pins, and even transcribing earbuds all promising to capture your meetings and turn them into summaries and action items. Now, a whole wave of wearables — rings especially — are betting people want to capture stray thoughts and ideas the same way.  One of […]

Sandbar Pushing 'Stream' to Turn Finger-Tapped Whispers Into AI Thought Notes

Former Meta engineers Mina Fahmi and Kirak Hong spent two years operating in stealth to build a wearable device that fits on an index finger.Their startup, Sandbar, raised $36 million in funding from venture firms Adjacent and Kindred Ventures to manufacture and distribute the product.Credit: SandbarThe device, called the Stream Ring, skips health tracking features like heart rate monitors or sleep sensors. Sandbar designed the physical ring exc…