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TL;DR Pebble’s new Index 01 ring is a finger-mounted voice recorder.
The Index 01 records voice notes on a paired smartphone, and can also do things like set reminders and control music playback.
The new ring is available for pre-order today for $75. Units ship in March.
Following its teaser yesterday, storied smart wearable maker Pebble has announced its latest device — and it isn’t what I expected. Today, the company is introducing the Pebble Index 01, its first-ever ring-style device. But an Oura competitor this is not: the Index 01 is tailor-made for some specific use cases, and it’s priced to move at a reduced pre-order cost of just $75.
Unlike typical smart rings, the Index 01 doesn’t track activity or sleep. The company describes it as a “memory device,” designed primarily to record voice notes in the Pebble companion app on your phone. Recordings are processed and stored locally by default and there’s no subscription required to use the ring, though “an optional cloud service” allows for online backups and better-quality speech-to-text.
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The Index 01’s external hardware consists of a stainless steel ring with a silicone button. Pressing and holding the button activates voice recording, which continues for as long as the button is pressed. Once you release the button, your voice input is sent to the Pebble app. You’re able to use the Index 01 to make notes this way, but you can also use the ring’s mic to send voice commands to your phone to set reminders or create to-dos. Local LLMs running in the Pebble app determine what type of action your input should prompt. After each input, you’ll get a notification on your phone describing the action that was taken.
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