Good rings are common methods to trace our well being and wellness, however what in case your ring might additionally file your work conferences?
The ring from Vocci AI, which I noticed at CES 2026, seems to be like some other sensible ring, nevertheless it’s designed to combine along with your skilled life quite than your private one. Notably, the Vocci ring is not an always-listening, omnipresent machine; recording begins solely while you manually press a small button on the facet of the ring. As soon as recording begins, it captures the assembly and generates a transcript when it is over.
If you wish to revisit an necessary second in a gathering, you may faucet the button on the facet of the ring. Vocci will flag that part within the transcript in purple and supply AI-generated insights primarily based on these notes. It helps greater than 100 languages.
Vocci AI rings are made with aerospace-grade titanium.
The ring itself is 2.8mm thick and 6.8mm huge, giving it a glance much like a typical sensible ring — akin to these made by Oura — however with bodily buttons inbuilt.
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The ring can seize roughly 8 hours of recording time. Plus, because it’s solely designed for use throughout working hours, you may cost it in a single day with out worrying you will miss out on necessary knowledge, as you may with wellness-oriented sensible rings.
We have seen quite a lot of AI-powered units here at CES, from AI toys to pins and dealing companions. These bodily units are one model of the subsequent step within the evolution of AI; we have already seen AI closely built-in in our telephones, laptops and artistic software program.
These standalone units aren’t fully new — the Rabbit R1 and Good friend AI pendant made waves with their preliminary releases in earlier years. However enhancements in AI software program might make these tangible tokens of AI extra helpful, particularly after they’re tailor-made to fulfill particular wants.
Recordings captured by the Vocci rings are saved to the cloud, so you could not need to put on the ring while you’re discussing delicate content material. The rings shall be out there for preorder in February, with the primary batch anticipated to ship in April.
For extra, take a look at our CES protection of the future of humanoid robots and the LG robot that cooks, folds laundry and empties the dishwater.
