Pebble is making a weird little smart ring for recording thoughts

Pebble, a smart ring to record your thoughts. It’s a small ring with a built-in microphone and that’s it. The Index 01 is almost anti-tech in its simplicity. There are no unnecessary AI components, other than text-to-speech. It’s a ring with a microphone that people whisper ideas into and I want one.

Here’s how it works. You get an idea while walking down the street, so you whisper it quietly in the ring. The ring sends the idea to a notes app or saves it for later review. Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky calls it an “external memory” for the brain, but I call it a good way to avoid having to pull the phone out of a pocket or bag just to say something like “pizza, but for cats.”

The ringtone only records if you press a button, so it won’t listen to private conversations and requires no paid subscription of any kind. It’s smaller, the size of a wedding ring, and is water resistant.

The battery also lasts “for years” and never needs to be recharged. The ring is designed to be worn at all times, so users develop the muscle memory of holding down the small button when they have something to share. Do you see what I mean? I want one, and I literally have it.

Migicovsky says it’s an open source product and Pebble “leaves the side door open for people to customize it.” He envisions that people will integrate AI voice agents and that the ring will eventually work with things like ChatGPT, Beeper, Google and other services.

The Pebble Index 01 works with iPhone and Android and . It costs $75 during this pre-order period, but the price jumps up to $99 when it starts shipping in March.

This is just the latest product from Migicovsky and Pebble. The company unveiled the smartwatches.