Key facts
- Bee offers an affordable pendant for $49.99 that records audio and learns user routines.
- Friend is a $129 pendant designed as an emotional support AI companion.
- Limitless, formerly Rewind, is a $99 pendant that transcribes and summarizes conversations.
- Nirva's AI wearable, focused on personal growth, will cost $249.
- Omi, priced at $89, answers questions, summarizes conversations, and offers personalized advice.
- Plaud's NotePin, a voice recorder with AI transcription, costs $159.
A range of AI-powered wearables and gadgets are emerging, designed to integrate artificial intelligence into daily life. These devices include pendants, rings, and handheld units that function as productivity tools or personal companions. OpenAI is also reportedly developing a compact AI companion device.
Notable devices include Bee, an affordable pendant that records audio and learns user routines, now owned by Amazon. Friend offers an emotional support AI companion, while Limitless (formerly Rewind) provides conversation transcription and summarization for professionals. Meta has introduced its first AI wearable, Muse, featuring a digital avatar.
Nirva, founded by former Meta employees, is developing an AI wearable focused on personal growth. Omi acts as a conversational AI assistant, and Plaud's NotePin offers AI transcription for meetings and lectures. Rabbit's R1 is a handheld device designed to perform tasks without a smartphone, and Sandbar's Stream ring is an AI wearable for note-taking.