"AI only comes into play via the open source, speech-to-text, and AI models that run locally on your smartphone through the Pebble mobile app. That is, if the ring's button is not being pressed, it's not recording. (And this is a press-and- hold gesture, too, which means you can't start the ring's recording and then let go to surreptitiously record a conversation.)"
""I'm not trying to build some AI assistant thing," Migicovsky told TechCrunch in an interview. "I build things that solve one main problem, and they solve it really well," he explains. "I think of [the ring] as external memory for my brain...that's what this is. It's always with you.""
"Plus, the ring has been designed to be highly reliable and privacy-preserving, he says, as all your thoughts are stored on your phone, not in the cloud. There is no subscription."
The Index 01 is a $75 stainless-steel smart ring designed for quick voice notes via a press-and-hold side button. AI functions run through open-source speech-to-text and models locally on a paired smartphone app, keeping recordings off the cloud and eliminating subscriptions. The ring is water-resistant to 1 meter and suitable for everyday hand-washing and rain but not swimming. The device does not provide fitness, sleep, or biometric tracking and is not positioned as a conversational AI companion. The product joins a growing market of touch-activated voice-note wearables.
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